Title Japanese tales and legends / retold by Helen and William McAlpine ; illustrated by Joan Kiddell-Monroe

Published London : Oxford University Press, 1958 (1964 reprint)

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Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
W'PONDS	398.20952 Mca		AVAILABLE
MELB SPCBC	398.220952 Mca/Jft		LIB USE ONLY
MELB SPCBC	398.220952 Mca/Jft		LIB USE ONLY

Description 212 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm Series Oxford myths and legends Oxford myths and legends. Contents The birth of Japan -- The luck of the sea and the luck of the mountain -- Tales of the Heike -- The Peach boy -- The old man who made the trees bloom -- The young Urashima -- The vanishing rice-straw coat -- The tale of Princess Kaguya -- The tongue-cut sparrow -- The lucky tea-kettle Summary The ancient history of Japan is the foundation of this collection of twenty-eight tales, epics, and legends. Grades 5-8 Subject Folk literature, Japanese. Legends -- Japan -- Juvenile literature. Legends -- Japan. Mythology, Japanese. Tales -- Japan -- Juvenile literature. Tales -- Japan. Tales. SUBJECT Japan. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78089021 Genre/Form Legends. Author McAlpine, William. ISBN 7230009820

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