Stories from the Sea

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Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1998-01-01
Publisher(s): Artabras
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Summary

This exciting collection is filled with adventure and wonder, generous sea spirits and horrible underwater monsters, and daring boys and girls. Characters sail, swim, and even ride whales to cross the ocean, learning the secrets of the wind and currents that rule the surface and hidden depths. The stories come from Celtic, Finnish, Maori and Native American cultures, from Senegal Vietnam, Siberia. Denmark ("The Little Mermaid"), and Egypt ("Sinbad the Sailor"). Whether read aloud or independently, they are sure to provide hours of entertainment.

Table of Contents

Foreword 6(1)
The Flood
Native American
7(6)
The Selkie Wife
Celtic
13(8)
The Little Mermaid
Danish
21(10)
Why the Sea Is Salty
Finnish
31(8)
Sea Wind
Senegalese
39(8)
Sinbad the Sailor
Egyptian
47(10)
Hine-moa
Maori
57(8)
The Precious Pearl
Vietnamese
65(8)
The Old Man of the Sea
Siberian
73(7)
Sources 80

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