Illustrated Myths from Around the World

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By Usborne, and and, Anja Klauss

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Where did the moon come from? And what happened when giants roamed the land? Find out in this enthralling collection of myths from around the world, including the African folktale, “Anansi and the Box of Stories”, the Japanese fairytale, “The Fox Maiden” and the Irish myth, “Fionnuala”.

Resources for this book

January 2019 Children's booklist - Epic Tales (myths and legends)

Reviews

04 Sep 2021

I enjoyed Kwaku Ananse and the Mmoatia the spirit dwarf and how he wanted to obtain the book of stories

04 Sep 2021

Excellent story line from the world. Really enjoyed the story of Ananse the spider and his desire to get wisdom from God

13 Aug 2020

It’s nice how these stories have been passed down generations and not really changed

25 Jul 2017

some of these I enjoyed and others not so much but the ones that were good were very good and bad very bad