Books in Legends of the World/Leyendas Del Mundo series

In order to have light, Kwian and the other children throw another villager, the lazy Kattenttu, into the sky where he becomes the sun

A Masai folktale about how the tiny caterpillar outsmarts the other animals even though they are much bigger and stronger.

When she tries to steal fire from Iguana, the Great Firemaker, Little Opossum discovers the value of "playing 'possum."

Book by Janet P. Johnson, Charles Reasoner

Greedy Sun refuses to share the sky with Moon in this Cuban legend that explains why solar eclipses occur

Solidae must pull a feather from the dreaded Mancrow to bring color and light back to the island of Jamaica

A frog repays Wanyana's kindness by helping her pick the right man to be her husband.

After winning seven wishes from a magical horse, Juan Bobo wastes six of them

In ancient Egypt, the slave girl Mutemwia befriends the Pharaoh and becomes his trusted counsel, but her greatest desire is to be free.

Jumaani the farmer sets off to the village to tell the Chief of the talking yam he has grown in this retelling of the Ashanti legend.

None

Learn about different cultural myths and folktales through the Legends of the World series. Books include: (1) Spider and the Sky God: An Akan Legend; (2) The Llama's Secret: A Peruvian Legend; (3) The Seventh Sister: A Chinese Legend; (4) Clever Karlis: A Latvian Legend; (5) Finist the Falcon: A Russian Legend.