The crystal pool : myths and legends of the world

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Title:

The crystal pool : myths and legends of the world

Author:

McCaughrean, Geraldine, author.

Willey, Bee.

Summary:

Once upon a time, our ancestors told stories to explain to each other how the world began, or how a mountain or a lake came into being, or the wind and the sun. Then they told stories about their own forebears; legends of half-remembered heroes of ancient time. This is Geraldine McCaughrean's retelling of 28 tales from around the world.

Edition:

1st U.S. ed.

Physical Description:

vi, 138 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.

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Publisher:

M.K.McElderry Books,

Publication Date:

1999

ISBN:

9780689822667

Publication Information:

New York : M.K.McElderry Books, 1999.

Call Number:

J 398.2 MCCAUGH

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Summary

The fourth and final book in the distinguished Myths and Legends of the World series, this crystal pool of stories contains retelling of 28 tales, including ones from Japan, Siberia, Norway, Egypt, and ancient Greece. Full color.

Author Notes

Geraldine McCaughrean was born in Enfield, England on June 6, 1951. She was educated at Christ Church College, Canterbury. She has written more than 160 books and plays for children and adults.

Her writing career includes the retelling of such classics as One Thousand and One Arabian Nights, The Canterbury Tales, and The Bronze Cauldron: Myths and Legends of the World, which is a collection of stories from all over the world. She has received numerous awards including three Whitbread Children's Book Awards for A Little Lower Than the Angels, Gold Dust, and Not the End of the World. She also received the Guardian Prize and Carnegie Medal for A Pack of Lies, the Beefeater Children's Novel Award for Gold Dawn, the Michael L. Printz Award for The White Darkness, and the 2018 Carnegie Medal for children's and YA books for her middle-grade novel Where the World Ends.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (1)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 3-6-The team that brought readers The Golden Hoard (1996), The Silver Treasure (1997), and The Bronze Cauldron (1998, all McElderry) once again delights story lovers' fancy. A variety of cultures are represented as McCaughrean travels far and wide to pull from her story hat tales of a helpful mermaid, a poor man's alchemy, strange transformations, beavers and porcupines, and mothers digging in the earth for babies. Also included is one of the best retellings of "The Pied Piper" to come along in recent years. Fun to read aloud or to one's self, the stories are written in a clear and spirited fashion. Without resorting to slang or common dialogue, McCaughrean deftly incorporates modern language and terms into these ancient tales, rendering them accessible to today's youth. Willey once again plants her bright watercolors in conspicuous spots, using decorative motifs that depict portions of the narratives. A fine introduction to world story, and a perfect complement to the other titles in this series.-Angela J. Reynolds, West Slope Community Library, Portland, OR (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.