tales of clever, courageous girls from around the world /
edited by Bruce Lansky.
New York :
Scholastic,
2000.
103 pages ;
20 cm.
Girls to the rescue
"This edition is only available for distribution through the school market"--Page 4 of cover.
Fairy godmother's assistant / Bruce Lansky -- Grandma Rosa's bowl / adapted by Bruce Lansky from a Grimm Brothers' story -- For love of Sunny / Vivian Vande Velde -- Carla and the greedy merchant / adapted by Robert Scotellaro from a folktale -- Savannah's piglets / adapted by Sheryl L. Nelms from a folktale -- Kimi meets the ogre / Linda Cave -- Innkeeper's wise daughter / retold by Peninnah Schram from a Russian folktale -- Royal joust / Bruce Lansky -- Chardae's thousand and one nights / adapted by Craig Hansen from the "Scheherazade" story in the Arabian Nights -- Lian and the unicorn / Vivian Vande Velde.
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A collection of ten stories, with author biographies, featuring admirable girls in both familiar and exotic settings.