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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Crump, Martha L., author.     Subjects     Amphibians -- Folklore.     Amphibians -- Mythology.     Reptiles -- Folklore.     Reptiles -- Mythology.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Crump, Martha L., author.       by title:      Eye of newt and toe ...         MARC Display

Eye of newt and toe of frog, adder's fork and lizard's leg : the lore and mythology of amphibians and reptiles / Marty Crump ; in collaboration with Danté B. Fenolio. by Crump, Martha L., author. Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2015. Subjects Amphibians -- Folklore.   Amphibians -- Mythology.   Reptiles -- Folklore.   Reptiles -- Mythology. ISBN:  9780226116006 (cloth : alkaline paper) 022611600X (cloth : alkaline paper) Description:  viii, 320 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm Contents:  Talk to the animals -- In the beginning : creation myths -- Snakes : "good" or "evil"? -- Songs and thunderbolts : frogs, snakes, and rain -- A second chance : frogs, snakes, and rebirth -- Of love, morals, and death : amphibians and reptiles in folktales -- The lighter side : trickster tales and "how" and "why" stories -- Tailless wonders, naked serpents, and fire lizards : perception of amphibians through folk beliefs -- Marshmallow-eaters, Methuselahs, spiny-backs, were-lizards, and protectors : perception of reptiles through folk beliefs -- Move aside, Viagra : reptile sexual power -- Pick your poison-- blood, venom, skin, or bones : folk medicines -- Like a hell-broth, boil and bubble : witchcraft and magic -- "How 'bout them toad suckers" : other ways we use amphibians and reptiles -- Singing tuatara from their holes. Requests:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hilo Public Library Adult Nonfiction 597.8 Crump Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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