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Mythical birds & beasts from many lands / retold by Margaret Mayo ; illustrated by Jane Ray.

Mythical birds and beasts from many lands (other title)
Birds & beasts from many lands (portion title)

Mayo, Margaret. (Author). Ray, Jane, 1960- (illustrator.).

Summary:

Retells a variety of traditional tales featuring such mythical creatures as the mermaid, unicorn, and phoenix.

Record details

ISBN: 0525457887
ISBN: 9780525457886
Physical Description: 108 pages : color illustrations
Edition: First American edition
Publisher: New York : Dutton Children's Books, 1997.

Content descriptions

General Note:

"Originally published in Great Britain 1996 by Orchard Books, London"--title page verso.

Formatted Contents Note:

Pegasus: the chimera: the horse that could fly / a Greek myth -- The mermaid: don't ever look at a mermaid / an English story from Cornwall -- The unicorn: the unicorn who walks alone / a traditional European story -- The thunderbird: the green-clawed thunderbird / a Native American tale -- The dragon: the fish at Dragon's Gate / a story from China -- The sea serpent: Jamie and the biggest, first, and father of all sea serpents / a Scandinavian story told in the Orkney Islands -- The feathered snake: how music came to the world / a story from Central America and Mexico -- The minotaur: the one and only minotaur / a Greek myth -- The naga: three fabulous eggs / a story from Burma -- The phoenix: bird of the sun / an Egyptian story.