Myths and folk tales

  • Bill and Coo

    Creator

    de la Roche, Mazo

    Abstract

    From the author of the bestselling Jalna series, a story of one small thing that creates a lot of beauty. Bill and Coo were two pigeons who built their nest in the shelter of the gable of the Dullards’ house. Mr. and Mrs. Dullard hated all birds, especially pigeons. Mr. Dullard even tries to hit Bill with a rock, but the rock bounced back from the roof and hit Mr. Dullard instead. After that they let the pigeons alone, but they grumbled about them continually.

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Dundurn

    Non spécifié
  • Uvajuq The Origin of Death

    Creator

    Pelly, David F.

    Crockatt, Kim

    Klengenberg, Elsie Anaginak

    Abstract

    The story of Uvajuq (oo-va-yook) is rooted in a time when people and animals lived in such harmony and unity that they could speak to each other. For Inuit, as for people whose traditions include the story of the Garden of Eden, this idyllic existence came to an abrupt end a long time ago.

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Dundurn

    Non spécifié
  • The Story of the Three Buddhist Monks Based on a Traditional Chinese Folk Tale

    Creator

    Ding, Jing Jing

    Daboud, Nelson

    Abstract

    A story of three Buddhist monks based on a traditional Chinese folk tale about cooperation. Without cooperation, one monk can fetch two buckets of water, two monks will only be able to fetch one bucket of water, and three monks will fetch no water at all.

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Dundurn

    Non spécifié
  • The Fat Princess

    Creator

    Girard, Mario

    Ouriou, Susan

    Abstract

    A hilarious fairytale for adults facing a complicated world.

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Dundurn

    Non spécifié
  • Ghost Stories of Newfoundland and Labrador

    Creator

    Butts, Edward

    Abstract

    Shrouded in the mists of history and legend, the province of Newfoundland and Labrador is a land of mysteries. Its waters are a graveyard for countless wrecked ships. Its lore is full of tales about treachery and murder. And it was once the haunt of pirates. Haunt, indeed! Newfoundland and Labrador has tales of the supernatural that date back centuries, to a time before Canada even existed as a nation. Here the ghosts not only lurk in old houses and forlorn cemeteries, they come up out of the sea to walk the decks of ships before the eyes of terrified crewmen.

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Dundurn

    Non spécifié
  • Ghost Stories of Saskatchewan 3

    Creator

    Christensen, Jo-Anne

    Abstract

    Saskatchewan and ghost stories. They go together like a grinning scarecrow in a whisper-dry October field. In 1995, Dundurn successfully published and reprinted numerous times the original Ghost Stories of Saskatchewan. Since that time, an eerie wealth of supernatural accounts have surfaced in this seemingly quiet prairie province.

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Dundurn

    Non spécifié
  • The orphan and the polar bear

    Creator

    Qaunaq, Sakiasi

    Abstract

    An orphan who is left on the sea ice by a group of cruel hunters is adopted by a polar bear elder.

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    Iqaluit, Nunavut : Inhabit Media, c2011

    Non spécifié
  • Classical mythology (10th edition)

    Creator

    Morford, Mark

    Abstract

    Building on the best-selling tradition of previous editions, Classical Mythology, International Tenth Edition, is the most comprehensive survey of classical mythology available- and the first full color textbook of its kind. Featuring the authors' clear and extensive translations of original sources, it brings to life the myths and legends of Greece and Rome in a lucid and engaging style.

    Audience
    Specialized**
    Publisher (Source)

    Oxford; New York : Oxford University Press, c2014

    Non spécifié