A very poor Irishman is provided with magical things by the "wee folk," but he must then keep his good fortune out of the hands of the greedy McGoons.

3) Anansi the spider: a tale from the Ashanti

Author

McDermott, Gerald

Publisher

Henry Holt and Company

Pub. Date

1986, c1972

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RU (APA) 1st Grade

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In trying to determine which of his six sons to reward for saving his life, Anansi the Spider is responsible for placing the moon in the sky.

4) Raven: a trickster tale from the Pacific Northwest

Author

McDermott, Gerald

Series

Trickster tales (Gerald McDermott)

Publisher

Harcourt Brace Jovanovich

Pub. Date

c1993

Description

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Raven, a Pacific Coast Indian trickster, sets out to find the sun.

5) Arrow to the sun: a Pueblo Indian tale

Author

McDermott, Gerald

Publisher

Viking Press

Pub. Date

[1974]

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RU (APA) 2nd Grade

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An adaptation of the Pueblo Indian myth which explains how the spirit of the Lord of the Sun was brought to the world of men.

6) Creation

Author

McDermott, Gerald

Publisher

Dutton Children's Books

Pub. Date

[2003]

7) Daniel O'Rourke: an Irish tale

Author

McDermott, Gerald

Series

Picture puffins

Publisher

Puffin Books

Pub. Date

1988, c1986

Description

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Because of a pooka spirit, Daniel O'Rourke embarks on a fantastic journey.

8) Pig-Boy: a trickster tale from Hawaiʻi

Author

McDermott, Gerald

Series

Trickster tales (Gerald McDermott)

Publisher

Harcourt Children's Books

Pub. Date

2009

Description

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The mischievous, shape-shifting Pig-Boy gets in trouble with both the King and Pele, the goddess of fire, but always manages to slip away as his grandmother has told him to do.

9) The Stonecutter

Author

McDermott, Gerald

Publisher

Weston Woods Studios, a subsidiary of SCHOLASTIC Inc

Description

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Tasaku is a lowly cutter of stone who longs for power. Authentic Japanese music on the koto.

10) Arrow to the Sun

Author

McDermott, Gerald

Publisher

Weston Woods Studios, a subsidiary of SCHOLASTIC Inc

Description

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This Pueblo Indian myth explains how the spirit of the Lord of the Sun was brought to the world of men.

11) Flecha al sol: Arrow to the sun

Author

McDermott, Gerald

Publisher

Penguin

Pub. Date

p1974

Description

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An adaptation of the Pueblo Indian myth which explains how the spirit of the Lord of the Sun was brought to the world of men.

12) Israel Matters: Why Christians Must Think Differently about the People and the Land

Author

McDermott, Gerald R

Publisher

Baker Publishing Group

Pub. Date

2017

Formats

eBook, Kindle

Description

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A widely respected theologian shows that both the people and land of Israel are important to God and the future of redemption, correcting many common misunderstandings along the way.

13) Anansi the Spider

Author

McDermott, Gerald

Publisher

Weston Woods Studios, a subsidiary of SCHOLASTIC Inc

Description

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Anansi, one of the great folk heroes of the world, is saved from a terrible fate by his six sons in this traditional tale from West Africa.

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Gerald McDermott

1) Papagayo, the mischief maker

2) Tim O'Toole and the wee folk: an Irish tale

3) Anansi the spider: a tale from the Ashanti

4) Raven: a trickster tale from the Pacific Northwest

5) Arrow to the sun: a Pueblo Indian tale

6) Creation

7) Daniel O'Rourke: an Irish tale

8) Pig-Boy: a trickster tale from Hawaiʻi

9) The Stonecutter

10) Arrow to the Sun

11) Flecha al sol: Arrow to the sun

12) Israel Matters: Why Christians Must Think Differently about the People and the Land

13) Anansi the Spider