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Publisher
Future Publishing Ltd
Edition
All About History Book Of Myths and Legends 2016
Language
English
Description
Explore the world’s great myths and legends, brought to life in this enthralling retelling of age-old stories passed down from generation to generation. Unravel the meaning and context behind the myths, understand their cultural significance, and discover the characters and themes. From heroes of ancient Greece to the dreaming or Australian aborigines, here are the myths that, thousands of years after they were first told, are still relevant
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Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
c2007
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When legendary logger Paul Bunyan falls in love with Lucette Diana Kensack, he will do whatever it takes to win her heart, including trying to restore the Minnesota environment to its previous condition as part of Lucette's "love test."
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Follows the yearly cycle of the voyageur Eduoard as he travels to Grand Portage, trading furs for goods that he uses to purchase more furs from the native villages during the winter months.
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Irish giant Finn McCool is told that in order to become wise he much catch and eat the salmon that possesses knowledge, but Finn finds that he cannot bring himself to kill the miraculous fish.
7) Robin Hood
Author
Series
Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Retells the early ballads of the famous outlaw, and explores how the legend grew, the famous names such as Friar Tuck associated with Robin Hood, and reviews the most likely candidates on who the legend is based.
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2017
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Famous for his superhuman strength, Hercules is the most popular hero in Greek mythology. The son of Zeus—king of the gods—and a mortal mother, Hercules faces the wrath of Zeus's wife Hera, who resents her illegitimate stepson and vows to bring him misery. With her magical powers, she tricks Hercules into performing a series of twelve seemingly impossible labors, each one a test of his strength, courage, cunning, and fighting skill. Is Hercules...
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2017
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
After finally winning the decade-long war against the Trojans, Odysseus, captain of the Greek Army, only has to guide his men back home, across the sea. Yet the journey will prove just as perilous as the battles they have just won, as they encounter the monstrous, man-eating Cyclops, the irresistible song of the siren, and the wrath of an angry Poseidon, god of the sea. Are he and his men destined to die at sea? Or can Odysseus's cunning, strength,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2017
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Out of the great halls of Asgard, home of the Norse Gods...came one of the greatest Norse legends. Thor, powerful god of thunder, and his brother Loki, the trickster, were eager to resolve an argument: Does strength always win, or do brains always beat brawn? To find an answer, they travel to the strange and forbidding land of giants. There they will face a series of challenges that will prove once and for all which god is right. Or will it?
Author
Publisher
Capstone
Pub. Date
2023
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Why is Green Bay, Wisconsin, nicknamed "Titletown?" Does "icing" the kicker of an opposing team actually work? Do sewer systems in some cities really get flooded during halftime on Super Bowl Sunday? Dig in to get the real stories behind these and other great football myths and legends!
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