Books with title Favorite Folktales From Around the World

In this second volume of folktales, a Punjabi woman outwits seven ruthless thieves, an Incan girl restores harmony to the empire, and a mischievous Norwegian lass thwarts her entitled landowner. Spanning centuries and continents, Kamala recalls how the dazzling courage, cleverness, and power of women have always held our world together.

Stories, lesson plans, and activities that explore the Earth's offerings.

Includes thirty-five myths and legends from around the world, including "The Magic Porridge Pot," "The Nightingale," "Good King Wenceslas," and "Abdulla and the Genie"

Stories come from around the world, but they grow from the very earth upon which they are first told. Michael J. Caduto invites readers to listen while the Earth tells these stories through his lyrical retellings of tales such as "Hare Rescues the Sun" and "The Coming of Fire."

Folk Tales is part of the acclaimed Global Understanding book series with stories from around the world. This unique and interactive book series' primary purpose is to help young learners expand in literacy through diverse cultures.

Draws on the rich oral cultures of such countries as India, China, the Caribbean, Guyana, Kenya, Spain, Russia, Britain, and others to provide a dazzling collection of fifteen stories perfect for reading aloud.

Book by Rosengart, Terry

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Traditional stories endure generation after generation because although they are not literal they resound in truths on a human scale. Folktales remind us of wisdom so elemental it is often lost in the rush of everyday life, so that sometimes common sense makes no sense at all.

Each of these delightful folktales is a short puzzle to be solved through cleverness, common sense, or careful observation of details in the text. Turn the last page of each story to find the answer! There are 14 folktales in all.

Presents two creation tales, three hero tales, three moral tales, and a silly tale