Mother and daughter tales. (local)tlcaut2008635905810700
Notes:
Originally published: Mother and daughter tales. New York : Abbeville Kids, 1996.
Contents:
Foreword -- Demeter and Persephone (Greek) -- The waterfall of white hair (Chinese) -- Mother Holle (German) -- Vasilisa the beautiful (Russian) -- Old Mother Swan and Great Mother Earthquake (Iroquois) -- Snowflake (Slavic) -- The mother's mirror (Japanese) -- Katanya (Turkish) -- The girl and her godmother (Norwegian) -- Naomi and Ruth (Jewish) -- Notes -- Further reading.
Summary:
A collection of folktales from various cultures illuminate the mother-daughter relationship.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.