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A first book of myths : myths and legends for the very young from around the world
—Hoffman, Mary, 1945- author.
2018

Book

Simplified retellings of Greek and Roman myths, including those about Icarus, the boy whose father made him wings, and King Midas, who had the golden touch.

Item Details

ISBN:

  • 9781465475817
  • 1465475818

Edition: American edition.

Description: 80 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm

Contents:

  • The fall of Icarus
  • The golden touch
  • Andromeda
  • Wolf babies
  • Coyote dances with a star
  • The first corn
  • A newborn warrior
  • How the animals got their shapes
  • How butterflies began
  • Balder the Beautiful
  • Rama and Sita
  • The enchanted island
  • The kingdom under the sea
  • The crocodile and the baby
  • Ten suns in the sky
  • Why dogs hate cats
  • The dragon of Krakow
  • Who's who in first myths.

Control Number: 2506723

Publisher: New York, New York : DK Publishing, 2018.
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