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©2010
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63 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm + 1 audio disc (approximately 42 min.) : (digital ; 4 3/4 min.)
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Accompanying CD includes stories read by the author
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
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
Includes bibliographical references