by David Calcutt · OUP Oxford · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780198446309
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«Why the Sea Is Salty» is a children's book of myths and legends by David Calcutt, published by OUP Oxford in paperback (56 pages, in English).
«Why the Sea Is Salty» brings together three water myths that explain why the sea is salty, why droughts and floods occur, and how sea creatures came to be; the stories involve wishes, dragons, giant ravens and magical beings, in versions of traditional tales from around the world.
Part of the Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops Myths and Legends series, reading level 14.
For young readers beginning to explore myths and legends, with texts designed for the school setting.
Sir David Charles Calcutt QC was an eminent barrister and public servant, knighted in 1991. He was the Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge from 1985 to 1994. He was also responsible for the creation of the Press Complaints Commission. He is buried in the churchyard of St Beuno's Church at Culbone, Somerset.
