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By Gerald Hausman (compiler) and Cedella Marley (compiler)

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9780971975804 | Hampton Roads Pub Co Inc, October 1, 2002, cover price $5.95

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Presents a mix of myths, traditions, folklore, songs and stories

Hardcover:

9780312139193 | St Martins Pr, February 1, 1996, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Presents a mix of myths, traditions, folklore, songs, stories, symbols, and essays

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9780312150471 | St Martins Pr, February 1, 1997, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Presents a mix of myths, traditions, folklore, songs and stories

Hardcover:

9780891660095 | Cobblesmith, December 1, 1992, cover price $25.00

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A mystical tale of a small girl who laments the death of her grandfather.

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9780912846088 | Bookstore Pr, June 1, 1974, cover price $10.00 | About this edition: A mystical tale of a small girl who laments the death of her grandfather.

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Shares the childhood of reggae musician Bob Marley as conversations with is mother and grandparents reveal his first years in Jamaica and interactions with his father.

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9781571742827 | Hampton Roads Pub Co Inc, April 1, 2002, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: Shares the childhood of reggae musician Bob Marley as conversations with is mother and grandparents reveal his first years in Jamaica and interactions with his father.

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From being lost in the Florida Everglades to being stranded on an island comprised solely of sand, an action-packed collection follows six courageous and extraordinary castaways who braved brutal weather, raging seas, hunger, thirst, wild animals, and their own inner turmoil in order to survive.

Hardcover:

9780060085988 | 1 edition (Greenwillow, June 1, 2003), cover price $15.99 | About this edition: Six stories about shipwrecked people struggling to survive in difficult circumstances.

Library:

9780060085995 | 1 edition (Greenwillow, June 1, 2003), cover price $16.89 | About this edition: Six stories about shipwrecked people struggling to survive in difficult circumstances.

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Presents a collection of stories from Egypt, India, Japan, Scandinavia, Ireland, and other places that portray cats as goddesses, guardians, tricksters, warriors, and magicians. (view table of contents)

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9780689823206 | Simon & Schuster, October 1, 2000, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: A collection of stories from Egypt, India, Japan, Scandinavia, Ireland and other places that portray cats as goddesses, guardians, tricksters, warriors, magicians, and more.

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In 1864, a Navajo shaman and his grandson seek powerful, mythical beads that can save their people from great evils, including The Long Walk forced on them by United States soldiers, and the trickster Coyote.

Paperback:

9781571741455, titled "The Coyote Bead" | Hampton Roads Pub Co Inc, October 1, 1999, cover price $11.95 | About this edition: In 1864, a Navajo shaman and his grandson seek powerful, mythical beads that can save their people from great evils, including The Long Walk forced on them by United States soldiers, and the trickster Coyote.

Prebinding:

9780613502894 | Turtleback Books, August 1, 1999, cover price $23.30 | About this edition: In 1864, a Navajo shaman and his grandson seek powerful, mythical beads that can save their people from great evils, including The Long Walk forced on them by United States soldiers, and the trickster Coyote.

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Four Navajo creation myths chronicle the exploits, antics, and adventures of Coyote the Trickster as he abducts the Water Monster's babies and starts the Great Flood, tries to steal corn from the horned toad, and attempts to exchange his fur for that of a spotted fawn.

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9780399220180 | Philomel Books, March 1, 1995, cover price $15.99 | About this edition: A collection of Navajo legends featuring the trickster character, Coyote.

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Complemented by playful illustrations, an engaging collection of three trickster tales from Jamaica features Doctor Bird, a hummingbird gifted with wisdom and magical powers, who teaches Mongoose, Mouse, and Owl some important lessons.
By Patricia Lee Gauch (editor), Gerald Hausman and Ashley Wolff (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780399227448 | Philomel Books, May 1, 1998, cover price $15.99 | About this edition: Three stories featuring Doctor Bird, the clever, positive-thinking hummingbird found only in Jamaica

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Growing up surrounded by the eccentric folks of Berkeley Bend, New Jersey, Andy remembers the summer when he and his friend learn the truths about Tom, who communicates with animals, and Mrs. Cooney, who can predict the future.

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9780689800191 | Simon & Schuster, October 1, 1995, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: Twelve-year-old Andy and his best friend Pauly spend one remarkable summer in the 1950s exploring their town Berkeley Bend and delving into the secrets of its unusual inhabitants

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This illustrated collection of thirteen tales provides readers with fantastic tales about super dogs and the incredible abilities they possessed.

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9780689806964 | Simon & Schuster, October 1, 1999, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: A collection of traditional tales about dogs from around the world, arranged in such categories as 'The Trickster Dog,' 'The Enchanted Dog,' and 'The Super Dog'

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Authentic West Indian ghost stories brim with unusual characters, including duppies, restless spirits who haunt the living; angels, a mermaid, a witch doctor, a bush doctor, and a menacing poisonous toad. By the author of Turtle Island Alphabet.

School and Library:

9780671890001 | Simon & Schuster, September 1, 1994, cover price $14.00 | About this edition: Includes six ghost stories from Jamaica which are based on the country's legends and have their roots in African folklore; each story is accompanied by a section about the teller of the tale.

Father and Mother Eagle take a Navajo boy to the country of the clouds where, though he allows Coyote to trick him, he learns the healing ways of eagles

Hardcover:

9780060211004 | Harpercollins Childrens Books, September 1, 1996, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Father and Mother Eagle take a Navajo boy to the country of the clouds where, though he allows Coyote to trick him, he learns the healing ways of eagles

Library:

9780060211011 | Harpercollins, February 1, 1996, cover price $14.89 | About this edition: Father and Mother Eagle take a Navajo boy to the country of the clouds where, though he allows Coyote to trick him, he learns the healing ways of eagles

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In 1791, after being transported to Australia in the first shipment of convicts, Mary Bryant, her husband, two children, and seven other convicts, unable to endure the terrible conditions of the penal colony, organize a daring escape in an open boat.

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9780439403276 | Orchard Books, April 1, 2003, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: In 1791, after being transported to Australia in the first shipment of convicts, Mary Bryant, her husband, two children, and seven other convicts, unable to endure the terrible conditions of the penal colony, organize a daring escape in an open boat.

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Product Description: Ghost Walk explores the realm of the supernatural as it compliments and shadows everyday life. These are 'ghost stories' in a non-traditional sense--tales of the spirit of Native America. Here are six original narratives sensitively illustrated by local artist and musician Sid Hausman to create an atmosphere of fascination and intrigue...read more

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9780933553071 | Mariposa Printing & Pub Co, March 1, 1991, cover price $11.95 | About this edition: Ghost Walk explores the realm of the supernatural as it compliments and shadows everyday life.

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Product Description: Cassette tape book. Hausman investigates Native American patterns of life.

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9781564310392 | Sunset Productions, September 1, 1993, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: Cassette tape book.

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Product Description: The rich mythology of the Navajo, brought to life in the ceremonial songs that preserve their heritage and ways of life, are presented by scholar Gerald Hausman with the humor and power of a true storyteller. He describes the all-important creation myth and the role of each member of the Navajo pantheon before revealing the myths and lessons of the People themselves...read more

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9780671768119 | Touchstone Books, February 1, 1993, cover price $11.00 | About this edition: The rich mythology of the Navajo, brought to life in the ceremonial songs that preserve their heritage and ways of life, are presented by scholar Gerald Hausman with the humor and power of a true storyteller.

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Five stories, collected in one gorgeous volume, pay tribute to the horse--a noble animal that has carried humans throughout history--and visit various cultures, from the magical humpbacked horse from Russia to the ghost-chasing horse from Tahiti.

School and Library:

9780525469643 | Dutton Childrens Books, October 20, 2005, cover price $19.99 | About this edition: Five stories pay tribute to the horse and its importance to humans in various cultures, from the magical humpbacked horse from Russia to the ghost-chasing horse from Tahiti.

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Seven animal origin stories describe how such animals as the possum, coyote, and chipmunk became the animals we know today with the help of Mother Earth
By Gerald Hausman (editor) and Ashley Wolff (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780060229061 | Harpercollins Childrens Books, May 1, 1995, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Seven animal origin stories describe how such animals as the possum, coyote, and chipmunk became the animals we know today with the help of Mother Earth

Library:

9780060229078 | Harpercollins, March 1, 1995, cover price $14.89 | About this edition: Seven animal origin stories describe how such animals as the possum, coyote, and chipmunk became the animals we know today with the help of Mother Earth

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After his father leaves their family, twelve-year-old Uton Hinds, known as Tall T, tries to earn extra money in his Jamaican village and to further his education as he ponders how he feels about his father's actions.

Hardcover:

9780531303313, titled "The Jacob Ladder" | Orchard Books, April 1, 2001, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: After his father leaves their family, twelve-year-old Uton Hinds, known as Tall T, tries to earn extra money in his Jamaican village and tries to further his education as he ponders how he feels about his father's behavior.

Paperback:

9780439471633, titled "The Jacob Ladder" | Scholastic Paperbacks, April 1, 2003, cover price $4.50 | About this edition: After his father leaves their family, twelve-year-old Uton Hinds, known as Tall T, tries to earn extra money in his Jamaican village and to further his education as he ponders how he feels about his father's actions.

Reinforced:

9780606281256 | Demco Media, April 1, 2002, cover price $13.04 | About this edition: After his father leaves their family, twelve-year-old Uton Hinds, known as Tall T, tries to earn extra money in his Jamaican village and to further his education as he ponders how he feels about his father's actions.

Prebinding:

9780613582292 | Turtleback Books, July 1, 2003, cover price $12.80 | About this edition: After his father leaves their family, twelve-year-old Uton Hinds, known as Tall T, tries to earn extra money in his Jamaican village and to further his education as he ponders how he feels about his father's actions.

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Presents a new English translation of The Kebra Negast, a centuries-old African interpretation of the Bible, which has long been banned in many Caribbean nations but has been carried orally through generations, and includes an introduction that sheds light on the Rastafarian faith. 25,000 first printing. (view table of contents)
By Gerald Hausman (editor) and Ziggy Marley (introduced by)

Hardcover:

9780312167936 | St Martins Pr, November 1, 1997, cover price $26.99 | About this edition: Presents a new English translation of the centuries-old African interpretation of the Bible

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