Dos primos viven en lugares muy distintos: la ciudad y el campo. ¿Qué lugar es mejor?
La leyenda cuenta que los colibríes comían peces. En este cuento del por qué escucharás la explicación de por qué los colibríes actualmente sólo beben néctar.
Este cuento de los indios Lakotas habla sobre Iktomi, un embaucador muy perezoso que no quiere tomarse la molestia de cazar para comer. ¿Muskrat le dará una lección?
¡Un joven pobre y hambriento tiene que pagar por el simple hecho de oler una sopa! ¡Aquí viene Hodja al rescate! ¿Qué hará para ayudar al joven?
¿Has visto alguna vez la cola peluda de un conejo? Es mullida como una bola de algodón. Según este cuento, los conejos tenían antes la cola larga como la de las ardillas.
Tlacuache es un animal noble que siempre quiere ayudar. Coyote aprovecha su inocencia y siempre lo logra engañar.
Hace mucho tiempo los seres humanos podían comer bocados del delicioso cielo siempre que querían. Pero pronto el cielo tuvo que hacer algunos cambios.
Este cuento exagerado afroamericano habla de John Henry, un hombre tan grande como un roble vestido de overol. ¡Lee sobre el más forzudo constructor de ferrocarriles en el este, el oeste, el norte y el sur!
Dos dioses quieren gobernar una ciudad. Se organiza un concurso para decidir quién es el ganador. ¿El que resulte vencido será un buen perdedor?
¿Sabes por qué todas las ardillas rayadas tienen tres rayas largas en el lomo? Este cuento del porqué explica de manera muy creativa cómo las obtuvieron
The jaguar gets angry when all of the animals in the jungle create a ruckus. The otter says he isn't afraid and continues to make noise. What will happen?
Un sapo grande y cabezón vive burlándose y ofendiendo a todos los animales a su alrededor. Hasta que un buen día, por molestar a una pequeña hormiga aprende una gran lección.
Qué tal que te dieran de regalo una caja cerrada con candado? ¿Qué tal que te dijeran que nunca la abrieras? Pandora recibió de Zeus un regalo cerrado con candado. ¿Se fijará qué hay adentro?
El silencio de la naturaleza, ¿te aburre o te da tranquilidad? En esta fábula, el tucán y la tortuga deben decidir al respecto.
Long ago Beaver did not look like he does now. Yes, he had two very large front teeth, but his tail was not wide and flat. It was thick with silky fur. Vain Beaver is inordinately proud of his glorious tail. When he's not bragging about his tail, Beaver spends his time grooming it, while the other woodland creatures go about their business of finding food and shelter for their families. Eventually Beaver's boasting drives away his friends and he is left on his own. But when his tail is flattened in an accident (of his own making), Beaver learns to value its new shape and seeks to make amends with his friends. Based on an Ojibwe legend.
Around the world Santa Claus has many names. But in a deep, swampy bayou of Louisiana, he's known as Papa Noël. In such a hot and humid place, there can be no sleds or reindeer, so Papa Noël rides the river in a boat that's pulled by eight alligators, with a snowy white one named Nicollette in the lead. On this particular Christmas Eve, it's so foggy on the river that even Nicollette's magical glowing-green eyes may not be enough to guide Papa Noël. The alligators are tired, grumpy and bruised from banging into cypress trees, and Papa is desperate to get all the gifts to the little children. Well, "quicker than a snake shimmies down the river," the clever Cajun people come up with a solution that saves the day. A colorfully inventive Christmas tale, Papa Noël is a lesson in fast thinking, as well as a witty introduction to a part of America that's rich in folklore and legend.
Long, long ago, the ancient people of the forest gathered around warm fires and told the tale of a time long past, when the land known as "Michigane" was covered with ice and snow. For thousands of years the cruel North Wind ruled the land North of Up North, chasing away the gentle, benevolent winds from the East, West and South. Winter stayed the whole year round, so nothing could live in Michigane. Not until an old warrior and a young boy traveled through the frigid cold with nothing but warm hearts and an old pair of mittens was there hope that the frozen land would eventually come to life.
A beautiful tale of the painted turtle Makinauk, his animal friends, and their discovery of new lands and long-lasting friendship.
The fantastic Legend team of Kathy-jo Wargin and Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen have another beautiful book to add to the Sleeping Bear and Mackinac Island stories. A Grandmother's love for her grandchildren is magically portrayed in "The Legend of the Loon". A perfect addition to your collection, this book remains true to the heartwarming qualities you've come to expect from these legendary storytellers.
The young maiden Leelinau is forbidden from going into the Spirit Wood. But Leelinau so enjoys her time spent there with the Pukwudjinees (the tiny fairies of the forest) that she risks playing with them time and time again. The legend explores the resistance many of us harbor of entering adulthood.
It started with a mother's love... Fleeing from a forest fire, a mother bear urges her two cubs into the watery shelter of a vast body of water. Though it will be difficult, she knows if they can swim across to the opposite shore, they will be safe. With calls of encouragement and steadfast love, Mother Bear guides her cubs across the great lake, Lake Michigan. And the story of what happens once Mother Bear reaches the far shore becomes the legend behind the natural wonder known as Sleeping Bear Dune.
At the southernmost tip of New Jersey lie the resort town of Cape May and its sparkling sandy beaches, sheltering the Delaware Bay. Formed by melting glaciers thousands of years past, the Delaware River flows from its headwaters to spill into the Delaware Bay. And for thousands of years, fragments of quartz rock have ridden the river, plucked from the mountains lining its banks. Polished and buffed as they tumble along, these rock particles dazzle like gemstones when tossed onto Cape May's sandy shores. Beloved by beachcombers, these "diamonds" are the daughters of the river, linking the state's past and present.
The sixth tale in our Legend series, The Legend of the Petoskey Stone focuses on the naming of this unique fossil, found only on the shores of Lake Michigan. From the ancient, warm sea that covered most of the state, through Native American history and the history of the town named after a great chief, The Legend of the Petoskey Stone is a welcome addition to the fables so richly told and illustrated by this much-loved and honored children's book team.
Whose face launched a thousand ships? Who dropped an apple to win a race? What creature has the head of a woman, the body of a lion, the wings of an eagle, and always wakes up on the wrong side of the bed? The Oracle knows and so will young readers after they encounter the strange creatures, exotic gods, and exciting stories in Z is for Zeus: A Greek Mythology Alphabet. Human endeavors are often at odds with the whims and the will and the ways of the gods. Although they're up in Olympus without any cares, they just can't stop meddling in human affairs
The Pine Barrens region in New Jersey has long been a place of mystery, with its dark pine groves, black swamps, and dank bogs, oftentimes shrouded in mist and fog. Reputed to be haunted by spirits, its an unsettling place to be sure. But of all the mysterious happenings and sights to be found in the Pine Barrens, there is none so intriguing as the Jersey Devil. Since its first reported sighting in 1735, local lore has it that a devil-like creature with the head of a horse, the wings of a bat, and the hooves of a goat has menaced townspeople, frightened livestock, and caused all manner of trouble over the years. Is the Jersey Devil real? Award-winning author Trinka Hakes Noble weaves a spellbinding tale about the origins of the legend of the Jersey Devil. Atmospheric illustrations by artist Gerald Kelley bring the tale to spooky life.
