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    Learning About Folktales, Fables, and Fairy Tales
    Learning About Folktales, Fables, and Fairy Tales
    Learning About Folktales, Fables, and Fairy Tales
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    Learning About Folktales, Fables, and Fairy Tales

    By Martha E. H. Rustad

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    If a story has magical creatures or a fairy princess, you're reading folklore. How else do you know? Quick, fun examples help you understand the magic of fairy tales, fables, and folk tales.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCapstone Young Readers
    Release dateAug 1, 2021
    ISBN9781666300703
    Learning About Folktales, Fables, and Fairy Tales
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    Martha E. H. Rustad

    Martha E. H. Rustad is the author of more than two hundred nonfiction children's books, on topics ranging from snowflakes to termites to the Statue of Liberty. She lives with her family in Brainerd, Minnesota.

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