Showing 1–3 of 3 titles

• Award year: 1971
• Genre: Folklore & Fairy Tales

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  The Angry Moon

  By William Sleator, Blair Lent (Illustrator)

  A legend of the peoples of Alaska is retold with vigor, using lavish, full-color illustrations that elaborate on original Tlingit motifs. When Lapowinsa mocks the moon, she is taken into the sky country. Her friend must overcome many obstacles before he is able to rescue her.

  • Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
  • Randolph Caldecott Medal 1971 (Honor Title)
  • ISBN: 9780316797375
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  KneeKnock Rise

  By Natalie Babbitt

  In this tale filled with folk humor, Egan goes to the village for a visit and becomes intrigued with the tales and wails of a monster that lives in the peaks of Knee Knock Rise. After an unprecedented climb up the mountain, Egan discovers the practical explanation for the legendary creature. The villagers refuse to listen to him, preferring to let their folklore live on as history.

  • Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
  • John Newbery Medal 1971 (Honor Title)
  • ISBN: 9780590425391
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  A Story A Story

  By Gail E. Haley

  Kwaku Ananse, the great African spider man, completes three almost impossible tasks to win the Sky God's box of stories to tell throughout the world. The woodcut illustrations use African designs.

  • Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
  • Randolph Caldecott Medal 1971 (Medal Winner)
  • ISBN: 9780689704239