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The Barefoot book of earth tales / retold by Dawn Casey ; illustrated by Anne Wilson.
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View onlineKislak Center for Special Collections - Joanna Banks Collection PZ8.1.C267834 Ear 2009
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Casey, Dawn, 1975- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tales.
- Ecology--Folklore.
- Ecology.
- Folklore.
- Genre:
- Folklore -- Juvenile literature.
- Picture books for children.
- Folklore.
- Children's nonfiction.
- Folk literature -- Juvenile literature.
- Folk literature.
- Juvenile works.
- Picture books.
- Penn Provenance:
- Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 96 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
- Manufacture:
- Hong Kong : Printplus Limited
- Other Title:
- Earth tales
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, MA : Barefoot Books, 2009.
- Summary:
- Seven folktales from around the world express the belief that the Earth and all living things are sacred, and that it us up to each of us to care for our part of the planet. Includes an introduction and "eco-activity" for each tale.
- Contents:
- Sun Mother (Australia)
- Why the sky Is far away (Nigeria)
- She who is alone (American Southwest/Comanche)
- Grumpy gecko (Bali)
- The magic garden (Kazakhstan)
- Amrita's tree (India)
- Stink water (Wales).
- Notes:
- "Text copyright ©2009 by Dawn Casey. Illustrations copyright ©2009 by Anne WIlson"--verso of title page.
- "Printed and bound in China by Printplus, Ltd"--verso of title page.
- "This book was typeset in ITC Cerigo Medium and Baker Signet. The illustrations were prepared in printed collaged papers with acrylic and printed backgrounds"--verso of title page.
- Includes bibliographical references (page 96).
- Local Notes:
- Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.
- ISBN:
- 9781846862243
- 1846862248
- 9781846869419
- 1846869412
- 9781846862625
- 1846862620
- OCLC:
- 243601704
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