Myths, Legends and Tales for a Greener World
Batsford (Verlag)
978-1-84994-998-9 (ISBN)
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Inspired by traditional myths and folklore from across the world and retold with integrity and respect, the stories in this collection offer a hopeful perspective on how we can better appreciate the natural environment and the species that share our planet. The book is split into five chapters: In the Beginning, The World in Trouble, Respect the Earth, Our Animal Relations and World Without End.
Among these fascinating tales are a retelling of a Chinese story of dragons that help to control the climate, a spiritual tale about a desert stream from Tunisia, a Canadian First Nations story about the coexistence between humans and bears, and a Norse legend about rebirth in springtime. Each story is accompanied with carefully researched notes, detailing the cultural and historical background and other related tales.
This book harnesses time-honoured wisdom to help imagine how we can transcend environmental degradation and species loss, to offer a more harmonious vision of life on earth.
Rosalind Kerven, “connoisseur of myths and folk tales,” according to The Independent, is a narrative folklorist and the author of over seventy books published in twenty-two countries. She has specialist knowledge of world myths, legends, and folk tales and is on a mission to bring these wonderful old stories back to life for modern readers. Her best-selling titles include English Fairy Tales and Legends, Viking Myths & Sagas, Faeries, Elves & Goblins, and Arthurian Legends. She lives in Northumberland National Park. Her website is: workingwithmythsandfairytales.blogspot.com
THE WORLD AND ITS STORIES
PART 1
WHERE DID WE COME FROM, HOW DID WE GET HERE?
Beginning –Tibet
Creation – Cheyenne people (Native American)
Growing – Tahiti
Seasons – Scotland
PART 2
THE WORLD IN TROUBLE
Good and Evil – Mapuche people (Chile and Argentina)
Man-made Climate Disaster – China
Global Warming – Cherokee people (Native American)
Wildfire – Hawaii
Drought – Somalia
Famine – Ireland
Litter – Colombia
Polluting the Sea – Netherlands
Harming Animals – Arabia
War – Sioux people (Native American and Canadian First Nation)
Extinction – Nigeria
PART 3
RESPECT THE EARTH!
The Earth is Our Mother – Nespelem people (Native American)
Beware of Consequences – Myanmar
Value Everything – Maya people (Central America)
Live in Harmony with the Wild – Bangladesh and India
Clear Up Your Own Mess – ancient Babylon and modern Israel
Leave Some for the Future – Ainu people (Japan)
Don’t Waste Food – Ojibwe people (Native American and Canadian First Nation)
Take Responsibility – Bali Aga people (Indonesia)
Protect the Water – Trinidad and Tobago
Keep the Song Alive – Mbuti people (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
PART 4
OUR ANIMAL RELATIONS
In the Time of the Ancient Ones – Aparai people (Brazil)
Animals have Feelings Like Ours – San people (southern Africa)
Never Hurt a Fellow Creature – Menominee people (Native American)
Dogs Show how to Cooperate – Sami people (Arctic Sweden)
People and Elephants Helping Each Other – ancient India and Southeast Asia
Learning to Live with Mouse Neighbours – Pueblo people (Native American)
Loyalty to a Whale – Māoripeople (New Zealand)
Wolves as Protectors – Japan
Learning from Bears – Wyandot people (Canadian First Nation and Native American)
Sharing a Jaguar’s Power – Manchineri people (Brazil)
PART 5
WORLD WITHOUT END
The Wild Ones Fight Back – Portugal
The Earth Fights Back – Mesopotamia (ancient Iraq)
The Earth Reborn – Norse people (ancient Scandinavia)
The Cycle of Renewal – Aztec people (ancient Mexico)
Flowers Bloom Again – Aboriginal people (Australia)
Accept the Ways of Nature – Ethiopia
The Stream of Life –Tunisia
NOTES TO THE STORIES
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 5.3.2026 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 25 illustrations |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 136 x 192 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Historische Romane |
| Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-84994-998-0 / 1849949980 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-84994-998-9 / 9781849949989 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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