Bibliograph

Not one damsel in distress, heroic girls from world folklore, collected & told by Jane Yolen ; with illustrations by Susan Guevara

Type

Label

Not one damsel in distress, heroic girls from world folklore, collected & told by Jane Yolen ; with illustrations by Susan Guevara

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Not one damsel in distress

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

994296521

Responsibility statement

collected & told by Jane Yolen ; with illustrations by Susan Guevara

Sub title

heroic girls from world folklore

Summary

A collection of fifteen traditional tales from various parts of the world, with the main character of each being a fearless, strong, heroic, and resourceful woman

Table Of Contents

Atalanta the huntress (Greece) -- Nana Miriam (Niger) -- Fitcher's bird (Germany) -- The girl and the puma (Argentina) -- Li Chi slays the serpent (China) -- Brave woman counts coup (United States/White River Sioux) -- Pretty Penny (United States/Ozark Mountains) -- Burd Janet (Scotland) -- Mizilca (Romania) -- The pirate princess Poland/Jewish) -- The samurai maiden (Japan) -- Bradamante (France) -- Molly Whuppie (England) -- The princess Kemang (Indonesia) -- Masha and the bear (Azerbaijan)

Target audience

primary

Classification