 | The Girl Who Married the Moon: Tales from Native North America
Publication Date: April 3, 2006| Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up This collection of traditional stories explores the significance of a young girl's rite of passage into womanhood. Each of these stories originated in the oral tradition and have been carefully researched. Joseph Bruchac, author of the best-selling Keeper's of the Earth series, and noted storyteller, has been entrusted with stories from elders of other native nations which ensures that the stories collected in The Girl Who Married the Moon are authentic. ...
 |  | Martina Una Cucarachita Muy Linda / Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: Un Cuento Cubano / A Cuban Folktale (Spanish Edition)
Publication Date: September 1, 2007| Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up Carmen Agra Deedy delivers a deliciously inventive Cuban version of the beloved Martina folktale, complete with a dash of café cubano.Martina the beautiful cockroach doesn t know coffee beans about love and marriage. That s where her Cuban family comes in. While some of the Cucarachas offer her gifts to make her more attractive, only Abuela, her grandmother, gives her something really useful: un consejo increible, some shocking advice. You want me to do what?Martina gasps.At first, Martina is skeptical of h...
|  | Bone Button Borscht
Publication Date: September 1, 1996| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up On a dark winter's night, a ragged beggar dreams of a warm hearth and a delicious meal -- and sets out to find just that. In this retelling of the classic folk tale "Stone Soup," a stranger teaches the poor villagers what can be accomplished with a few buttons and a little cooperation. ...
|  | The Jack Tales: Folk Tales From The Southern Appalachians
Publication Date: September 9, 1943| Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up A collection of folk tales from the southern Appalachians that center on a single character, the irrepressible Jack. ...
|  | Children of the Dragon: Selected Tales from Vietnam
Publication Date: September 1, 2001| Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up Legend has it that more than four thousand years ago a mighty dragon prince named Lac Long Quan married a fairy princess named Au Co. From these parents the Vietnamese people were born.With power, humor, and grace, Sherry Garland shares six of her favorite folktales of Vietnam. Passed down through the ages, these colorful stories depict the rich history, tribal customs, explanations of natural phenomena, and values so important to the Vietnamese people. Award-winning illustrator Trina Schart Hyman brings these m...
|  | Tashi and the Big Stinker (Tashi series)
Publication Date: April 1, 2007| Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up...
|  | The Bremen Town Musicians (Picture Yearling Book)
Release Date: February 9, 1998| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up...
|  | One-Minute Favorite Fairy Tales
Release Date: August 20, 1985| Age Level: 3 and up Twenty familiar fairy tales from many countries, condensed so they may be read in just one minute. ...
|  | A Pride of African Tales
Release Date: December 23, 2003| Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up This treasure trove of lavishly illustrated stories comes from different regions in Africa. In "Anansi," an uproarious story from Ghana, the tables are turned on lazy Anansi. "The Boy Who Wanted the Moon," set in the Congo, explains why there are monkeys in the world. "Shansa Mutongo Shima," a thrilling story of the Tabura people from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, reveals the dangers of judging by appearances. In "The Roof of Leaves," from the Congo, a married couple learns a lesson about anger and forgivene...
|  | How Many Donkeys?: An Arabic Counting Tale
Release Date: September 1, 2009| Grade Level: P and up Jouha is loading his donkeys with dates to sell at the market.How many donkeys are there?His son helps him count ten, but once the journey starts, things change.First there are ten donkeys, then there are nine!When Jouha stops to count again, the lost donkey is back.What's going on?Silly Jouha doesn't get it, but by the end of the story, wise readers will be counting correctly - and in Arabic!Margaret Read MacDonald and Nadia Jameel Taibah are the tellers of this funny tale from the Middle East.The sunny pictures were painted by Carol Li...
|  | The Boy from the Dragon Palace
Release Date: August 1, 2011| Grade Level: P and up One day, a poor flower sellers drops his leftover flowers into the sea as a gift for the Dragon King. What does he get in return? A little snot-nosed boy--with the power to grant wishes! Soon the flower seller is rich, but when he forgets the meaning of "thank you," he loses everything once again. "You just can't help some humans," say the snot-nosed little boy and the Dragon King. ...
|  | Issunboshi (An Island Heritage Book)
Publication Date: June 1984 ...
|  | Chronicles of Faerie: The Hunter's Moon
Publication Date: May 1, 2006| Grade Level: 5 and up...
|  | Surf War!: A Folktale from the Marshall Islands
Publication Date: July 16, 2009| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up The outcome of this timely yet timeless nature tale from Micronesia suggests we are all connected in the ecological chain. Whale and Sandpiper engage in a boasting contest over who rules the shoreline, which escalates to nearly destroy the ocean and beach altogether, as well as the creatures and shorebirds who inhabit it. A story about conflict resolution and ecological stewardship is embedded in a jaunty, humorous, colorful presentation. ...
|  | Snow White
Publication Date: September 30, 1979| Age Level: 4 and up Spared by her would-be executioner, Snow White finds a home with seven kindly dwarfs, but the hateful queen who wants her dead will stop at nothing to be the most beautiful woman in the land. A poisoned apple seems to send Snow White to her death, but true love brings her back, and good once again prevails.Paul Heins's graceful words and Trina Schart Hyman's expressive artwork create a dramatic retelling of this classic tale, filled with movement and passion that will enchant readers of all ages. ...
|  | Duffy and the Devil (Sunburst Book)
Publication Date: December 1, 1986| Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up...
|  | No Dinner!: The Story of the Old Woman and the Pumpkin
Publication Date: July 24, 2012| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up An old woman sets off through the forest to visit her granddaughter, when “Boo!” — one by one, out jump a hungry fox, a hungry bear and a hungry tiger. The old woman escapes by telling them she’ll taste even better on the way back, once she’s eaten her dinner. But later on, at her granddaughter’s, she wonders what to do…Jessica Souhami uses the brilliant colours of India to illustrate her vibrant retelling of a traditional story known all over Southern Asia. ...
|  | The Man Who Dreamed of Elk Dogs: & Other Stories from Tipi (Wisdom Tales)
Publication Date: June 16, 2012| Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up...
|  | The Race of Toad and Deer
Publication Date: August 9, 2001| Age Level: 2 and up In this second book by the Latina pair, Pat Mora has created a poetic adaptation of the Maya version of the much-loved fable of the tortoiseand the hare. The arrogant deer who boasts of his strength and speed isfinally challenged to a race by the wily toad. While all the wondrousanimals of the jungle - jaguar, tapir, armadillo and toucan - gatheredaround to watch, the toad makes a plan. He may not be as large asVenado, but he is very clever and has many friends to help him. In the end, Sapo defeats the deer, proving thevalue of brain over...
|  | The Adventure of Momotaro, the Peach Boy (Kodansha's Children's Classics)
Publication Date: September 15, 2000| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up...
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