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Not one damsel in distress : heroic girls from world folklore
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- Summary
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A collection of fifteen traditional tales from various parts of the world, with the main character of each being a fearless, strong, heroic, and resourceful woman.
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- Creator
- collected and told by Jane Yolen ; with illustrations by Susan Guevara
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2018]
- Physical Details
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- 133 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781328900203, 1328900207
- OCLC
- ocn994296521
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-133).
- Atalanta the huntress (Greece) -- Nana Miriam (Niger) -- Fitcher's bird (Germany) -- The girl and the puma (Argentina) -- Li Chi slays the serpent (China) -- Brave woman counts coup (United States/White River Sioux) -- Pretty Penny (United States/Ozark Mountains) -- Burd Janet (Scotland) -- Mizilca (Romania) -- The pirate princess Poland/Jewish) -- The samurai maiden (Japan) -- Bradamante (France) -- Molly Whuppie (England) -- The princess Kemang (Indonesia) -- Masha and the bear (Azerbaijan)
Subjects
- Fairy tales.
- Women -- Folklore.
- Tales.
- Fairy tales.
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- Women -- Folklore.
Children's Subject Heading
- Folklore.
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