Deborah Nourse Lattimore

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1) The dragon's robe

Author

Lattimore, Deborah Nourse

Publisher

Harper & Row

Pub. Date

c1990

Language

English

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A young weaver in twelfth-century China saves her people from drought and foreign invasion by weaving the imperial dragon's robe.

2) Arabian nights: three tales

Author

Lattimore, Deborah Nourse

Publisher

HarperCollins

Pub. Date

c1995

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IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1

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English

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A retelling of three Arabian nights tales; Aladdin, The Queen of the Serpents, and The Lost city of Ubar.

3) Cinderhazel: the Cinderella of Halloween

Author

Lattimore, Deborah Nourse

Publisher

The Blue Sky Press/Scholastic

Pub. Date

c1997

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IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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An untidy witch named Hazel discovers that Prince Alarming likes dirt as much as she does.

4) Medusa

Author

Lattimore, Deborah Nourse

Publisher

HarperCollins

Pub. Date

2000

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IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1

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English

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A retelling of the myth of Medusa, turned by Athena's curse into a gorgon whose gaze turned men to stone, and Perseus' quest to vanquish her in order to save his mother's life.

5) The sailor who captured the sea: a story of the Book of Kells

Author

Lattimore, Deborah Nourse

Publisher

HarperCollins

Pub. Date

c1991

Language

English

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A sailor continues the work of others in creating the illuminated Book of Kells.

6) The flame of peace: a tale of the Aztecs

Author

Lattimore, Deborah Nourse

Publisher

Harper & Row

Pub. Date

c1987

Language

English

7) The winged cat: a tale of ancient Egypt

Author

Lattimore, Deborah Nourse

Publisher

HarperCollins

Pub. Date

c1992

Language

English

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In ancient Egypt, a young servant girl and a High Priest must each find the correct magic spells from the Book of the Dead that open the twelve gates of the Netherworld to determine who is telling the truth about the death of the girl's sacred cat.

8) Frida Maria: a story of the Old Southwest

Author

Lattimore, Deborah Nourse

Publisher

Harcourt

Pub. Date

c1994

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IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1

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English

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Because she does not sew, cook, or dance like a "proper senorita," Frida cannot please her mother until she saves the day at the fiesta with her special talent.

9) Why there is no arguing in heaven: a Mayan myth

Author

Lattimore, Deborah Nourse

Publisher

Harper & Row

Pub. Date

c1989

Language

English

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Hunab Ku, the first Creator God of the Mayas, challenges the Moon Goddess and Lizard House to create a being to worship him, but the Maize God succeeds where the others fail.

10) Gittel's hands

Author

Silverman, Erica

Publisher

BridgeWater Books

Pub. Date

c1996

Language

English

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Yakov boasts of his daughter's abilities but doesn't allow Gittel to speak for herself until the day she makes an Elijah cup which amazes even her father.

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1) The dragon's robe

2) Arabian nights: three tales

3) Cinderhazel: the Cinderella of Halloween

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6) The flame of peace: a tale of the Aztecs

7) The winged cat: a tale of ancient Egypt

8) Frida Maria: a story of the Old Southwest

9) Why there is no arguing in heaven: a Mayan myth

10) Gittel's hands