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Raven : a trickster tale from the Pacific Northwest
Raven, the trickster, wants to give people the gift of light. But can he find out where Sky Chief keeps it? And if he does, will he be able to escape without being discovered? His dream seems impossible, but if anyone can find a way to bring light to the world, wise and clever Raven can!
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- 9780152024499
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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- 398.2 MCD
The sacred banana leaf : an Indonesian trickster tale
Kanchil, the beloved trickster mouse-deer of Indonesian folklore, falls into a pit. With only a banana leaf for company, he invents a prophecy to trick some unlikely animals into helping him out—if the world doesn’t end first! And if anyone dares sneeze, the consequences will be dire. This sequel to the popular Mangoes and Bananas is illustrated in the Patachitra tradition of Orissa, eas…
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- 9788186211281
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- 34 pages : illustration ; 28 cm
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- 398.2 SCO
Tops & bottoms
Hare solves his family’s problems by tricking rich and lazy Bear in this funny, energetic version of an old slave story. With roots in American slave tales, Tops & Bottoms celebrates the trickster tradition of using one’s wits to overcome hardship. “As usual, Stevens’ animal characters, bold and colorful, are delightful. . . . It’s all wonderful fun, and the book opens, fittingly, fro…
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- 9780152928513
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- 34 pages : illustration ; 28 cm
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- 398 STE
Si Pilandok at ang manok na nangingitlog ng ginto
This book is BILINGUAL (Tagalog and English). Pilandok is a popular character in Southern folktales, particularly in Muslim areas. Pilandok is very smart but his mischief often leads him to trouble. Fortunately his intelligence saves him all the time.
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- 9789715082716
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- 34 pages : illustration ; 23 cm
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- F52
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