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GIANTS! : STORIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD
by WALKER, PAUL ROBERT & JAMES BERNARDIN
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0152008837
- ISBN 13
- 9780152008833
- Seller
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Durham, California, United States
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About This Item
Harcourt Childrens Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1995. first edition,1p"; ABCDE pt line. Hardcover. 11.0 X 8.6 X 0.5 inches. VERY GOOD CONDITION IN VERY GOOD UNCLIPT(S17.00) DUST JACKET,clean, solid,bright; GOLD TITLE ON BLACK TEXTURED SPINE STRIP..GOLD TITLE TO LIGHT YELLOW HARD COVERS.. Dark Purple endpapers..; 73 pages; Oden, Thor, Loki, Kvasir Stories...folk traditions ranging from Europe to the Middle East, Africa, Hawaii, and the Pacific Northwest, a collection of seven folktales about giants includes "The Giant Who Had No Heart" and "Kana and the Stretching Wonder," "David and Goliath," the narrative is more developed than the biblical narrative, with more motivation. Even Jack's story, based on its first published version, makes more sense?the giant stole the riches from Jack's father in the first place. Of greater significance is the remainder of the tales, from South Africa, the Pacific Northwest .
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- Bookseller
- Wonderful Books by Mail (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 128509
- Title
- GIANTS! : STORIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD
- Author
- WALKER, PAUL ROBERT & JAMES BERNARDIN
- Illustrator
- BARNARDIN, JAMES COLOR ART
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first edition,1p"; ABCDE pt line
- ISBN 10
- 0152008837
- ISBN 13
- 9780152008833
- Publisher
- Harcourt Childrens Books
- Place of Publication
- San Diego
- Date Published
- 1995
- Keywords
- Norse, Norway, Giant, Thor, Oden
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