A World Treasury of Myths, Legends and Folktales: Stories from Six Continents

From the Judgment of Paris to Algonquian tales of Gluskap, the grandly scaled (9 x 12/"") A World Treasury of Myths, Legends, and Folktales: Stories from Six Continents, edited by Renata Bini, trans. from the Italian by Alexandra Bonfante-Warren, illus. by Mikhail Fiodorov, retells 33 stories from every continent except Antarctica. Dynamic color illustrations on every page reflect the provenance of each tale--e.g., pictures accompanying a story about the gods Izanagi and Izanami suggest a traditional Japanese style, while those for a tale of Isis and Osiris share the same perspective and style as Egyptian tomb paintings. (Abrams, $24.95 128p ages 8-12 ISBN 0-8109-4554-1; Nov.)