Displaying 1 of 1 2017 Format: Book Author: Finger, Charles Joseph, 1869-1941, author. Title: Tales from silver lands / Charles J. Finger ; woodcuts by Paul Honoré. Publisher, Date: Mineola, New York : Dover Publications, Inc., 2017. Description: 225 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm Summary: "Atmospheric woodcuts illustrate this Newbery Award-winning collection of 19 South American folktales. Fables of talking animals, witches, giants, and ordinary people in supernatural settings provide insights into regional values and culture"-- Provided by publisher. Subjects: Indians of South America -- Folklore -- Juvenile literature. Legends -- South America -- Juvenile literature. Indian mythology -- South America -- Juvenile literature. Genre: Folk tales. Other Author: Honoré, Paul, 1885-1956, illustrator. Notes: "Originally published by Doubleday Page & Company, Garden City, New York, in 1925"--Title page verso. "Ten color plates from the original publication appear in black and white in this Dover edition."-Title page verso. Newbery Medal, 1925. Contents: A tale of three tails -- The magic dog -- The Calabash man -- Na-ha the fighter -- The humming-bird and the flower -- The magic ball -- El enano -- The hero twins -- The four hundred -- The killing of Cabrakan -- The tale of the gentle folk -- The tale that cost a dollar -- The magic knot -- The bad wishers -- The hungry old witch -- The wonderful mirror -- The tale of the lazy people -- Rairu and the star maiden -- The cat and the dream man. LCCN: 2017020304 ISBN: 9780486820934 Other Number: 1007836872 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 699160 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: j Finger Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
