Bibliograph

Tales of mystery and magic, retold by Hugh Lupton ; illustrated by Agnese Baruzzi

Type

Label

Tales of mystery and magic, retold by Hugh Lupton ; illustrated by Agnese Baruzzi

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Tales of mystery and magic

Oclc number

234234056

Responsibility statement

retold by Hugh Lupton ; illustrated by Agnese Baruzzi

Summary

A bewitching world of mystery and magic awaits you! Meet singing elves with magical feet; skeletons that move of their own accord; and a heroic blackbird who outwits a powerful king. Master storyteller Hugh Lupton is at his exceptional best as he shares the most mysterious tales in his repertoire. Features stories from Chile, Greenland, India, Nigeria, North America, Russia and Scotland. Ideal for Hallowe'en and for Christmas. Seven unputdownable stories each with an uncanny edge. --Amazon.com

Table Of Contents

The blackbird and his wife (Indian) -- Two little elves (Chilean) -- The mightiest mouse that ever nibbled fat (Inuit) -- Winter and summer (Seneca) -- The strange visitor (Scottish) -- Who lives in the skull? (Russian) -- The hunter's five sons (Nigerian) -- Sources for the stories

Target audience

pre adolescent

Classification