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  • Disfigured : on fairy tales, disability, and making space
    Author:

    Leduc, Amanda

    Summary:

    Fairy tales shape how we see the world, so what happens when you identify more with the Beast than Beauty?

    Genre: Myths and folk tales, Literary arts

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  • Unikat Inukpasugjuit Miksanut = : Stories of giants
    Author:

    Qamaniq, Uvinik

    ,

    Widermann, Eva

    ,

    Christopher, Neil

    Summary:

    Experience the exciting world of arctic giants through traditional tales from around Nunavut.

    Genre: Juvenile nonfiction, Myths and folk tales, Indigenous materials

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  • Kiviup aullaaninga
    Author:

    Isluanik, Henry

    Summary:

    Henry Isluanik retells the Kiviuq legend, a version passed on to him by his mother, of a courageous hunter who was swept out to sea during a storm and who spent many years trying to find his way ba

    Genre: Myths and folk tales, Indigenous materials, Canadian nonfiction

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  • Kappianaqtut : strange creatures and fantastic beings from Inuit myths and legends
    Author:

    Christopher, Neil

    Summary:

    Each volume in the Kappianaqtut series provides readers with an in-depth academic examination of two mythological creatures from Inuit mythology.

    Genre: Myths and folk tales, Indigenous materials

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  • Arctic little folk : dwarves, faeries, elves, gnomes & other diminutive beings from Inuit myths and legends
    Author:

    Christopher, Neil

    Summary:

    Arctic Little Folk introduces young readers to the fascinating, strange, and amusing world of Arctic dwarves, fairies, elves, and gnomes.

    Genre: Myths and folk tales, Juvenile nonfiction, Indigenous materials

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  • Unikkaaqtuat Qikiqtaniinngaaqtut = : traditional stories from the Qikiqtani Region
    Author:
    Summary:

    This is Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (Inuit traditional knowledge) in the flesh, co-editor and translator Jaypeetee Arnakak writes in his introduction to this volume of traditional Inuit stories.

    Genre: Myths and folk tales, Indigenous materials

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  • Kaugjakjuk
    Author:

    Lewis, Marion

    Summary:

    The legend of Kaugjagjuk--a mistreated orphan who gains the strength to stand up for himself with a little help from the Man of the Moon--is a traditional Inuit tale told throughout the Arctic.

    Genre: Myths and folk tales, Juvenile nonfiction, Indigenous materials

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  • The age of chivalry
    Author:

    Bulfinch, Thomas

    Summary:

    Bulfinch's masterpiece of history and fable recounts the tales of Arthur and the Round Table and how the Arthurian legend has metamorphosed from medieval Welsh texts through French romances to obsc

    Genre: History and geography, Myths and folk tales

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  • The man who lived with a giant : stories from Johnny Neyelle, Dene elder
    Author:

    Neyelle, Johnny

    Summary:

    The Man Who Lived with a Giant presents traditional and personal stories told by Johnny Neyelle, a respected Dene storyteller and Elder from Déline, Northwest Territories.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Indigenous materials, Myths and folk tales

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  • The hidden world of the fox
    Author:

    Brand, Adele

    Summary:

    In the spirit of H is for Hawk, an intimate portrait of foxes, by a British mammal ecologist who has studied the beloved yet mysterious creatures across four continents."Succinct, clear, sophistica

    Genre: Pets and animals, Myths and folk tales

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  • Nilh iza sptakwlhkalh = These are our legends
    Author:
    Summary:

    Like all First Nations languages, Lillooet (Lil'wat) is a repository for an abundantly rich oral literature.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, Indigenous materials, Myths and folk tales

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  • The poetic Edda
    Author:

    Dodds, Jeramy

    Summary:

    Gods, giants, violence, the undead, theft, trolls, dwarves, aphorisms, unrequited love, Valkyries, heroes, kidnapping, dragons, the creation of the cosmos and a giant wolf are just some of the elem

    Genre: Poetry, Myths and folk tales

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  • Azure
    Author:

    Day, Brian

    Summary:

    This new take on Hindu mythology includes poems inspired by South Asian stories and covers the dealings of Vishnu, human avatars Rama and Krishna, and the relationship between Rama and his wife Sit

    Genre: Myths and folk tales, Poetry, Canadian poetry

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  • Victoria's most haunted : ghost stories from BC's historic capital city
    Author:

    Gibbs, Ian

    Summary:

    Ghost stories from Canada’s most haunted city, including tales from iconic sites such as the Empress hotel, Hatley Castle, and Ross Bay Cemetery.

    Genre: Body, mind and spirit, Canadian nonfiction, Myths and folk tales

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  • Between worlds : folktales of Britain & Ireland
    Author:

    Crossley-Holland, Kevin

    Summary:

    Ancient, rich, and strange, this collection of eerie tales from across Britain and Ireland have influenced our culture and the folklore that followed.

    Genre: Myths and folk tales, Juvenile nonfiction

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