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The Turquoise Story Book: Stories and Legends of Summer and Nature

Ada M. Skinner (1878 - ) and Eleanor L. Skinner (1872 - )

A book compiling stories, legends, and poems about summer and nature, piquing reader's interests by appealing to the reader's fancy, quickening his/her sense of humor, or attract his/her attention to some spiritual significance.
- Summary by RomaSingh

Proof-listeners: Aysh & Michele Eaton

Genre(s): Animals & Nature, Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales, Poetry

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 00	Introduction	nighthawks	00:02:14
Play 01	Summer	nighthawks	00:01:29
Play 02	How Summer Conquered Winter	nighthawks	00:07:06
Play 03	A Legend of the Flowers	Atchala	00:06:54
Play 04	June	njipark123	00:01:05
Play 05	The Sun-Goddess	Ai Robotto	00:05:57
Play 06	The Summer Maker	Nichole Kristen	00:09:49
Play 07	Summer	Atchala	00:00:51
Play 08	In the Kitchen-Garden	Brenna Castor	00:18:28
Play 09	Glad Day	njipark123	00:01:41
Play 10	The Summer Princess	czandra	00:32:22
Play 11	Midsummer	Divya Sharma	00:01:06
Play 12	Selection	nighthawks	00:01:15
Play 13	Day	nighthawks	00:01:48
Play 14	How the Sun Was Caught and Freed	Adrienne Prevost	00:04:53
Play 15	A Day of Sunshine	Amanda Chandler	00:01:30
Play 16	A Day of Sunshine (Alternate reading)	nighthawks	00:01:38
Play 17	Phaeton's Drive in the Sun-Chariot	Adrienne Prevost	00:05:33
Play 18	Song	Adrienne Prevost	00:00:49
Play 19	Summer Sun	Alan Mapstone	00:01:49
Play 20	The Cloud	Lisa Marie Dolcy	00:04:30
Play 21	Undine	Tom Merritt	00:29:20
Play 22	Legend of the Sun, Moon and Stars	ABVoice	00:05:00
Play 23	The Princess Moonbeam	Lee-Ann Khoh	00:05:03
Play 24	The Moon	Adrienne Prevost	00:01:06
Play 25	The Spacious Firmament on High	Alan Mapstone	00:02:06
Play 26	Nature's Song	Andrea Atwood	00:01:10
Play 27	The Gift of Flax	Atchala	00:06:44
Play 28	The Story of the Dewdrop	ChinmayHota	00:06:19
Play 29	The Dew Mother	Adrienne Prevost	00:01:01
Play 30	Origin of the Dandelion	ABVoice	00:05:26
Play 31	Prince Butterfly and Clover	Adrienne Prevost	00:05:13
Play 32	A Song of Clover	Adrienne Prevost	00:01:20
Play 33	Tithonus: A Legend of the Grasshopper	Adrienne Prevost	00:01:51
Play 34	The Grasshopper	Alan Mapstone	00:01:59
Play 35	The Golden Grasshopper	Adrienne Prevost	00:02:30
Play 36	A Blade of Grass	Nichole Kristen	00:05:07
Play 37	Selection	nighthawks	00:01:30
Play 38	Princess Fire-Fly	Nichole Kristen	00:07:20
Play 39	July	nighthawks	00:01:01
Play 40	Cuff and the Woodchuck	jbcampo	00:05:26
Play 41	Why the Lady-Bug Is Said to Be Beloved of God—Translated from the French	TriciaG	00:09:30
Play 42	Summer Spinners	nighthawks	00:01:06
Play 43	The Story of Arachne	Andrea Atwood	00:05:50
Play 44	How the Spider Makes Its Web	EricGarretson	00:04:18
Play 45	The Fairy Spinner	ChinmayHota	00:04:26
Play 46	Mother Spider	Ai Robotto	00:04:18
Play 47	The Brook	Lee-Ann Khoh	00:01:00
Play 48	Legend of the Water-Lily	Atchala	00:04:24
Play 49	The Tale of Two Tails	Lee-Ann Khoh	00:07:12
Play 50	Origin of Bullfrogs	EricGarretson	00:08:43
Play 51	Woodland Waters	CVCushman99	00:01:47
Play 52	The Grubbiest Grub	Andrea Atwood	00:11:26
Play 53	The Dragon-Fly	Atchala	00:00:59
Play 54	Selection	nighthawks	00:01:08
Play 55	Selection	nighthawks	00:00:59
Play 56	How Woodpecker Changed His Colours	Lisa Marie Dolcy	00:03:34
Play 57	A Retort from the Catbird	CVCushman99	00:01:58
Play 58	Woodpecker Life	ChinmayHota	00:18:27
Play 59	Kingfisher's Necklace and Ruffle	prajak	00:05:19
Play 60	Owl Wisdom	Atchala	00:05:00
Play 61	Birds' Nests	Linda Velwest	00:07:17
Play 62	Hatto The Hermit: The Legend of a Bird's Nest	Linda Velwest	00:16:14
Play 63	Song	Alan Mapstone	00:01:05
Play 64	The Plucky Prince	Nichole Kristen	00:07:18
Play 65	The Oak	Lisa Marie Dolcy	00:01:27
Play 66	Summer Snow	Yaelin Lee	00:03:31
Play 67	The Boy Who Hated Trees	Nichole Kristen	00:08:01
Play 68	The Friendly Summer Trees	Linda Velwest	00:09:33
Play 69	Forest Day	nighthawks	00:09:38
Play 70	Woodman, Spare That Tree	Andrea Atwood	00:01:57
Play 71	Selection	nighthawks	00:01:09
Play 72	Selection	nighthawks	00:01:25
Play 73	How the Rose Became Queen	CVCushman99	00:08:22
Play 74	Morning-Glories	Alan Mapstone	00:01:49
Play 75	Why Roses Have Thorns	Alysson Light	00:07:15
Play 76	Sweet Peas	CVCushman99	00:01:10
Play 77	Legend of the Primrose	Yaelin Lee	00:06:43
Play 78	Evening Primroses	Alysson Light	00:01:32
Play 79	Legend of the Lily-of-the-Valley	Alysson Light	00:01:28
Play 80	Katrina's Sun-Dial	Alysson Light	00:01:02
Play 81	The Three Little Butterflies	ABVoice	00:02:53
Play 82	The Pinks	CVCushman99	00:01:19
Play 83	The Flower's Thanks	ABVoice	00:02:43
Play 84	Pansies	CVCushman99	00:01:17
Play 85	The Little Heartsease	oogiesragdoll	00:03:05
Play 86	Legend of the Red Geranium	ABVoice	00:01:40
Play 87	Enchanted Tulips	Andrea Atwood	00:01:34
Play 88	Iris	cleosteinhauser	00:02:55
Play 89	The Yellow-Bird	oogiesragdoll	00:01:00
Play 90	Origin of the Sunflower	ABVoice	00:03:15
Play 91	The Bluebell	Amanda Chandler	00:01:38
Play 92	The Dew Mother's Gift to the Rose	Night	00:02:34
Play 93	A Yellow Pansy	CVCushman99	00:01:46
Play 94	Mignonette	Night	00:06:05
Play 95	Flowers	nighthawks	00:02:14
Play 96	Selection	nighthawks	00:01:20
Play 97	The Friendly Cowslip Bells	ChinmayHota	00:05:24
Play 98	Fairy Dawn	Lee-Ann Khoh	00:01:17
Play 99	Robin Goodfellow	Olly AG	00:12:15
Play 100	A Quarrel in Fairyland	Alan Mapstone	00:23:23
Play 101	In the Cool of the Evening	Alan Mapstone	00:02:15

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