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The global forest / by Beresford-Kroeger, Diana,1944-;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Forest ecology.; Trees; Trees;
© c2010., Viking,
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The three billy goats Gruff by Galdone, Paul.; Asbjørnsen, Peter Christen,1812-1885.Tre bukkene Bruse.English.Kit.; Dickinson, Eric.; Moss, Michael.;
Read by Eric Dickinson ; music, Michael Moss.Retells the traditional tale about three billy goats who trick a troll that lives under the bridge.
Subjects: Children's audiobooks.; Fairy tales.; Folklore;
© p2007., Houghton Mifflin ; Clarion Books,
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Anansi's party time [kit] / by Kimmel, Eric A.; Stevens, Janet.; Terheyden, Jerry.; Live Oak Media (Firm);
Read by Jerry Terheyden.When Anansi the spider invites Turtle to a party just to play a trick on him, Turtle gets revenge at a party of his own.
Subjects: Anansi (Legendary character); Folklore;
© p2011., Live Oak Media,
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Sir Morien : the legend of a knight of the Round Table / by Black, Holly.; Smith, Kaliis.; Glenn, Ebony.;
Sir Morien sets off from Africa in search of his father, and meets Sir Gawain and Sir Lancelot who invite him to join their quest.
Subjects: Arthurian romances.; Picture books.; Morien (Legendary character); Arthur, King; Knights and knighthood; Folklore;
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Mythical monsters of Greenland : a survival guide / by Kreutzmann, Maria Bach.; Lynge, Coco Apunnguaq.;
"What should you do if you encounter a Qivittoq? Can you outrun the fabled Ikusik? And what is a Tupilak made of? About 4500 years ago, the first Inuit landed in Greenland via North America, bringing with them stories about the mythical beings that lived alongside them. These creatures and monsters have survived the ravages of time and tide, although they have sometimes had to re-invent themselves to fit the modern world. This handy guide will help guide you through the do's and don'ts should you encounter any of these creatures in the Arctic wilderness. Happy hunting!"--
Subjects: Monsters; Mythology, Greenlandic; Folklore; Inuit; Inuit mythology; Animals;
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Kitcikisik (the Great Sky) : stories that fill the night / by Buck, Wilfred.; Buck, Mistawasis.;
"Kitcikisik / Great Sky: Stories That Fill the Night Sky, is a Cree perspective on stars and constellations. For millennia, humans have stared into the night sky and wondered. Every culture on the face of Nikawiy Aski, Mother Earth, have their own connections to the vast night sky. The Ininew (Cree) of North America hold sacred the many tales and teachings the various constellations in Ininew Cosmology reveal. Indigenous Star Knowledge and the identification of constellations is a fluid and dynamic concept. As one begins to understand the depth of knowledge Indigenous People hold pertaining to the stars, a wholistic picture begins to develop about our existence and our (humans) part in that dynamic fluid concept - reality. The dynamic of fluidity is presented in the various stories associated with certain groups of stars. Kitcikisik / Great Sky are these stories. Cree and Cree syllabics, images, diagrams, constellation maps, original artwork are included in Kitcikisik."--
Subjects: Indigenous peoples; Astronomy; Cree mythology; Constellations; Stars; Animals, Mythical;
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Unikkaaqtuat : an introduction to traditional Inuit myths and legends / by Christopher, Neil,1972-; McDermott, Noel.; Flaherty, Louise.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 286-287)A collection of ancient Inuit myths. This definitive collection of Inuit legends is carefully annotated to provide the historical and cultural context in which to understand this rich oral tradition. LSC
Subjects: Inuit; Inuit mythology.; Legends;
© c2011., Inhabit Media,
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The animal people choose a leader / by Wagamese, Richard.; George, Bridget1994-;
Includes bibliographical references.""Accompanied by award-winning illustrator Bridget George's luminous artwork, this tradition-steeped story from renowned author Richard Wagamese meditates on the unifying powers of wisdom, kindness and respect with all the visionary clarity of our most essential legends. The unmistakable voice of revered Ojibway author Richard Wagamese returns with this moving tale, beautifully illustrated by original work from Anishinaabe artist Bridget George. The story unfolds in a "Long Ago Time" when animals of all kinds share a common language and gather to solemnly consider which of them should be their leader. After hearing boasts about the qualities of the candidates--Horse's fleetness, Buffalo's stamina, Cougar's patience, Wolverine's stealth--the conference decides to settle the matter with a race between the challengers around a foreboding mountaintop lake. And there will be one more contestant of the most unlikely sort: a small, charmingly humble rabbit named Waabooz, whose chances are considered slim by all. In the action that follows, described with the piercing clarity and richness of any great legend, Wagamese and George gracefully convey the limits of physical force and the quietly irresistible energies of humility, empathy and a loving attachment to the land. Unforgettable for its lyrical power and poignant message, The Animal People Choose a Leader is yet another example of the late author's unique gifts as a storyteller, and a welcome reminder of his honoured place in Canadian writing."--
Subjects: Picture books.; Animals; Indigenous peoples;
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Cinderella / by Askew, Amanda.;
A simplified retelling of the traditional tale of the kitchen maid, mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters, who is helped by her fairy godmother to attend the palace ball where she dances with the prince.
Subjects: Fairy tales; Folklore;
© 2010., QEB,
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To speak for the trees : my life's journey from ancient Celtic wisdom to a healing vision of the forest / by Beresford-Kroeger, Diana,1944-author.;
"Canadian botanist, biochemist and visionary Diana Beresford-Kroeger's startling insights into the hidden life of trees have already sparked a quiet revolution in how we understand our relationship to forests. Now, in a captivating account of how her life led her to these illuminating and crucial ideas, she shows us how forests can not only heal us but save the planet. When Diana Beresford-Kroeger-- whose father was a member of the Anglo-Irish aristocracy and whose mother was an O'Donoghue, one of the stronghold families who carried on the ancient Celtic traditions-- was orphaned as a child, she could have been sent to the Magdalene Laundries. Instead, the O'Donoghue elders, most of them scholars and freehold farmers in the Lisheens valley in County Cork, took her under their wing. Diana became the last ward under the Brehon Law. Over the course of three summers, she was taught the ways of the Celtic triad of mind, body and soul. This included the philosophy of healing, the laws of the trees, Brehon wisdom and the Ogham alphabet, all of it rooted in a vision of nature that saw trees and forests as fundamental to human survival and spirituality. Already a precociously gifted scholar, Diana found that her grounding in the ancient ways led her to fresh scientific concepts. Out of that huge and holistic vision have come the observations that put her at the forefront of her field: the discovery of mother trees at the heart of a forest; the fact that trees are a living library, have a chemical language and communicate in a quantum world; the major idea that trees heal living creatures through the aerosols they release and that they carry a great wealth of natural antibiotics and other healing substances; and, perhaps most significantly, that planting trees can actively regulate the atmosphere and the oceans, and even stabilize our climate. This book is not only the story of a remarkable scientist and her ideas, it harvests all of her powerful knowledge about why trees matter, and why trees are a viable, achievable solution to climate change. Diana eloquently shows us that if we can understand the intricate ways in which the health and welfare of every living creature is connected to the global forest, and strengthen those connections, we will still have time to mend the self-destructive ways that are leading to drastic fires, droughts and floods."--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Beresford-Kroeger, Diana, 1944-; Botanists; Biochemists; Celts; Forest ecology.; Forests and forestry; Trees; Trees;
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