Vintage Myths And Folk Tales Around The World Potter‎ Robinson Green HC USA

Title: Myths and Folk Tales Around the World  Author: Robert R. Potter; H. Alan Robinson  Publisher: Aleph Book Company  Publication year: 1963  Format: Vintage green cloth hardcover book with gilt front cover title and chariot illustration; illustrated throughout.  Language: English  Genre: Folklore and mythology collection for children and young adults  Narrative type: Fictional retellings of classic myths and folk tales presented as short stories.  Intended audience: Ages 9 to 12 readers and young adults; suitable for classroom use or independent reading.  Country of origin: Manufactured in the United States of America.  Content: Anthology of myths and folk tales arranged by region, including stories from Greece and Rome, Northern and Eastern Europe, the Near East, the Far East, Africa, and America with well known figures such as Phaeton, Daedalus and Icarus, Ceres and Persephone, Orpheus and Eurydice, Prometheus, King Midas, Ulysses, Thor, Sir Gawain, Lady Godiva, Robin Hood, the Pied Piper of Hamelin, William Tell, Pocahontas, Davy Crockett, Abraham Lincoln, and George Washington.  Additional features: Black and white line drawings, a contents section organized by geographic region, a note to the teacher, follow up reading exercises under the heading How Well Did You Read?, a pronunciation guide, reading speed table, and materials encouraging students to compare and connect stories from different cultures.