Presents a folktale about Pecos Bill taming a gigantic cyclone. Includes information about folktales, critical thinking questions using the Common Core, a glossary, and a list of additional resources.
Retells the legend of John Henry and his exploits, focusing on his competition with the new steam drill. Includes information on folktales, a glossary of terms, and further resources.
A young blind boy's aunt is melancholy and restless, wandering each day trying to find what it is that she longs for. The young boy loves and protects her and often accompanies her on her walks. The boy's aunt eventually finds happiness in the form of a narwhal and rewards the boy for his love and devotion.
Introduces the legend of Paul Bunyan, describing the lumberjack's immense strength, faithful friend Babe the Blue Ox, and their work to clear America's frontiers for farming.
Super-cowboy Pecos Bill leaps onto the back of a monstrous cyclone and rides it like a bucking bronco, creating, in the process, the Colorado River, the Grand Canyon, and Death Valley.
A retelling of the classic Russian folktale in which Baba Yaga uses her flying pot to travel through the forest, scaring a little girl who has been sent to the forest to find her.
