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| Title Statement | Spooky stories: of the world / retold by Wendy Shearer ; illustrated by Teo Georgiev. |
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| Series | Lonely Planet kids |
| Author | Shearer, Wendy |
| Additional Contributors | Georgiev, Teo |
| Publication | Dublin, Ireland: Lonely Planet Global Limited,2020. |
| Extent of Item | 142 pages |
| ISBN | 9781837580033 (library binding) |
| Other Number | pr07200496 |
| Contents | North America --The vampire skeleton --Blackbeard's ghost --The legend of la mocuana --The lagahoo --More spookiness from North America --South America --The asema --Auñ pana and the yanomami --The luz mala --More spookiness from South America --Africa --The death of Osiris --The king and the ju ju tree --The devouring gourd --Andwele and the mahoka --More spookiness from Africa --Europe --The bite of the queen rat --The basilisk of Vilnius --Baba Yaga's hut --More spookiness from Europe --Asia --The ghost wife --Hōichi-the-earless --The fox sister --More spookiness from Asia --Oceania --The bunyip --The ghost on Pinjarra bridge --The two sorcerors --More spookiness from Oceania. |
| Summary | This spine-tingling collection of spooky stories features over 20 eerie tales from across the globe. Packed with mind-boggling mysteries, unexplained enigmas and traditional stories that are sure to send shivers down your spine, 'Spooky Stories of the World' is the ultimate feast for Halloween-loving kids and readers in search of a fright. |
| Subjects & Genres | |
| By Topic | Ghosts--Juvenile literature |
| Mythology--Juvenile literature | |
| Tales--Juvenile literature | |
| By Genre | Fables |
| Legends | |
