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Shearer, Wendy.
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Folklore -- Juvenile literature.
Tales -- Juvenile literature.
Legends -- Juvenile literature.
Ghosts -- Juvenile literature.
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Shearer, Wendy.
Folklore -- Juvenile literature.
Tales -- Juvenile literature.
Legends -- Juvenile literature.
Ghosts -- Juvenile literature.
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Spooky stories of the world / retold by Wendy Shearer ; illustrated by Teo Georgiev.
by
Shearer, Wendy.
Lonely Planet Global Limited, c2023.
Call #:
398
.25
S539L
Subjects
Folklore -- Juvenile literature.
Tales -- Juvenile literature.
Legends -- Juvenile literature.
Ghosts -- Juvenile literature.
Series
Lonely Planet kids.
ISBN:
9781837580033
1837580030
Description:
142 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm.
Notes:
At head of title: Lonely Planet kids.
Contents:
North America. Vampire skeleton (Canada and USA) -- Blackbeard's ghost (USA) -- Legend of La Mocuana (Nicaragua) -- Lagahoo (Trinidad and Tobago) -- More spookiness from North America -- South America. Asema (Suriname) -- Au©ł Pana and the Yanomami (Brazil) -- Luz Mala (Argentina) -- More spookiness from South America -- Africa. Death of Osiris (Egypt) -- King of the Ju Ju Tree (Nigeria) -- Devouring gourd (East Africa) -- Andwele an the Mahoka (Tanzania) -- More spookiness from Africa. Europe. Bite of the Queen Rat (UK) -- Basilisk of Vilnius (Lithuania) -- Baba Yaga's hut (Eastern Europe) -- More spookiness from Europe -- Asia. Ghost wife (Bangladesh) -- Hoichi-the-Earless (Japan) -- Fox sister (South Korea) -- More spookiness from Asia -- Oceania. Bunyip (Australia) -- Ghost on Pinjarra Bridge (Australia) -- Two sorcerers (New Zealand) -- More Spookiness from Oceania.
Summary:
This spook-tactular collection features more than 20 fright-filled stories from around the globe. Retold with ghoulish relish by professional storyteller Wendy Shearer and beautifully illustrated by Teo Georgiev, these hair-raising tales are sure to send shivers down your spine.
Other authors:
Georgiev, Teo.
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