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Record ID marc_nuls/NULS_PHC_180925.mrc:319602605:2717
Source marc_nuls
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LEADER: 02717cam 2200373 a 4500
001 9920848870001661
005 20150423132014.0
008 990525s1999 arua c 000 0 eng
010 $a 99034953
020 $a0874835623 (hardcover : alk. paper)
020 $a0874835615 (paperback : alk. paper)
035 $a(CSdNU)u88186-01national_inst
035 $a(Sirsi) l99034953
035 $a(Sirsi) l99034953
035 $a(Sirsi) 01-AAK-9614
035 $a 99034953
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dOrPss
042 $alcac
050 00 $aPZ 8.1$bH8645 1999
245 00 $aHow & why stories :$bworld tales kids can read & tell /$cMartha Hamilton and Mitch Weiss ; illustrations by Carol Lyon.
246 3 $aHow and why stories
260 $aLittle Rock, Ark. :$bAugust House Pub.,$c1999.
300 $a96 p. :$bill. ;$c26 cm.
505 0 $aThunder and Lightning (Nigeria (Ibibio)) -- How Tigers Got Their Stripes (Vietnam) -- Why Bat Flies Alone At Night (U.S. (Modoc Indian)) -- The Mill at the Bottom of the Sea (Korea) -- Why Cats Wash Their Paws After Eating (Europe) -- Why Ants Are Found Everywhere (Burma) -- Why Frog and Snake Never Play Together (Cameroon/Nigeria (Ekoi)) -- Why the Baby Says "Goo" (U.S. (Penobscot Indian)) -- Why the Farmer and the Bear Are Enemies (Russia) -- Why Hens Scratch in the Dirt (Philippines) -- Why the Sun Comes Up When Rooster Crows (China) -- Why Dogs Chase Cats (U.S. (African-American)) -- The Dancing Brothers (U.S. (Onondaga Indian)) -- The Turtle Who Couldn't Stop Talking (India) -- The Story of Arachne (Greece) -- Rabbit Counts the Crocodiles (Japan) -- The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean (Germany) -- How Brazilian Beetles Got Their Gorgeous Coats (Brazil) -- The Quarrel (U.S. (Cherokee Indian)) -- Why Parrots Only Repeat What People Say (Thailand) -- The Taxi Ride (Northern Ghana/Mauritania) -- How Owl Got His Feathers (Puerto Rico) -- Two Brothers, Two Rewards (China/Korea/Japan) -- Why Bear Has a Stumpy Tail (Norway) -- Where All Stories Come From (U.S. (Seneca Indian)) -- General Tips for Telling Stories -- Activities.
520 $aA collection of twenty-five traditional stories explaining why an animal or plant or natural object looks or acts the way it does. Following each story are storytelling tips and short modern, scientific explanations for the subject of the story.
650 0 $aTales.
650 1 $aFolklore.
650 1 $aStorytelling$vCollections.
700 1 $aHamilton, Martha.
700 1 $aWeiss, Mitch.
700 1 $aLyon, Carol,$d1963-$eill.
830 0 $aNU Juvenile
948 $a12/05/2000$b12/12/2000
999 $aPZ 8.1 H8645 1999$wLC$c1$i31786101263900$d8/25/2011$e8/1/2011 $lJUVENILE$mNULS$n3$rY$sY$tBOOK$u12/12/2000