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Not one damsel in distress : heroic girls from world folklore

Call Number

  • J 398.2 YOLE (CEN, EAS, OSH)

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Publication Information

Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2018]

Physical Description

133 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Summary

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.

Contents

  • 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).

Added Authors

Susan Guevara

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