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legend

Books about legend for readers of all ages.

Cover of Saint George and the dragon

Saint George and the dragon

Geraldine McCaughrean

Ages 4–9courageheroism

Cover of Sword of light

Sword of light

Roberts, Katherine

Ages 12–18destinyidentity

Cover of Railway ghosts and highway horror

Railway ghosts and highway horror

Daniel Cohen

Ages 9–14folkloreghosts

Cover of Constellation Hercules

Constellation Hercules

J. T. Morrow, M. J. York

Ages 5–10mythologyheroes

Cover of Mrs. O'Leary's cow

Mrs. O'Leary's cow

Mary Ann Hoberman

Ages 4–10historyfolklore

Cover of The dragon king

The dragon king

Nils Johnson-Shelton

Ages 9–14heroismdestiny

Cover of Otherworld Chronicles

Otherworld Chronicles

Nils Johnson-Shelton

Ages 8–14adventureheroism

Cover of The Pied Piper of Hamelin

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

Michael Morpurgo, Adèle Geras, Ian Beck, Kimberley Reynolds, Emma Chichester Clark, Emma Chichester Clark

Ages 5–10magicconsequences

Cover of Heaven Sword & Dragon Sabre

Heaven Sword & Dragon Sabre

Rongcheng Ma, Louis Cha, Wing Shing Ma

Ages 12–16martial artshonor

Cover of The light beyond the forest

The light beyond the forest

Rosemary Sutcliff

Ages 10–16honorquest

Cover of Legend of Mexicatl

Legend of Mexicatl

Jo Harper

Ages 4–8mythologycultural heritage

Cover of Atlantis

Atlantis

Christina Balit

Ages 4–9mysteryadventure

Cover of Arthur's sword

Arthur's sword

Sophie McKenzie

Ages 7–10destinycourage

Cover of Young Guinevere

Young Guinevere

Robert D. San Souci

Ages 6–10courageidentity

Cover of Daredevils and Desperadoes

Daredevils and Desperadoes

Geraldine McCaughrean

Ages 8–12courageadventure

Cover of The Maestro, Number 2

The Maestro, Number 2

Judd Palmer

Ages 8–12musicmagic

Cover of Pecos Bill

Pecos Bill

Eric Blair

Ages 4–10adventurelegend

Cover of John Henry

John Henry

Christianne C. Jones

Ages 5–10determinationstrength

Cover of Sinbad and Marina (Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas)

Sinbad and Marina (Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas)

Cathy Hapka

Ages 7–12adventurecourage

Cover of The demise of a dragon

The demise of a dragon

Harry E. Ewing

Ages 8–12dragonsmagic

Cover of The Merlin effect

The Merlin effect

T.A Barron

Ages 10–14magicadventure

Cover of Chwedl Taliesin

Chwedl Taliesin

Gwyn Thomas

Ages 8–12legendmagic

Cover of John Henry

John Henry

Carol Ottolenghi

Ages 5–10perseverancestrength

Cover of Rhys and Meinir

Rhys and Meinir

Meinir Wyn Edwards

Ages 5–10welsh folkloreadventure