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Earth Care: World Folktales to Talk About.


STORY TIME

Everyone has a story to tell, and that is the basis of Margaret Read MacDonald's Earth Care: World Folktales to Talk About (Linnet linnet

small songbird in the family Fringillidae. Called also Carduelis cannabina.
 Books, $17.50). MacDonald has put together a compilation of 41 educational stories from more than 30 countries and ethnicities, as far-reaching as Nigeria and Romania. The fables are grouped into general lessons about protecting the Earth and its inhabitants
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, from caring for wetlands to "the folly folly

In architecture, an eccentric, generally nonfunctional (and often deliberately unfinished) structure erected to enhance a romantic landscape. Follies were particularly in vogue in England in the 18th and early 19th century.
 of human greed Greed
See also Stinginess.

Almayer’s Folly

lust for gold leads to decline. [Br. Lit.: Almayer’s Folly]

Alonso

Shakespearean symbol of avarice. [Br. Lit.
." Each story is basic enough for young children to enjoy, but adults will learn from its teachings as well. Families will also love reading the tales aloud, as most are based on oral traditions. CONTACT: The Shoe String Press, Inc., (203) 239-2702, www.shoestringpress.com.
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