Del Norte Public Library

"John Henry is the strongest, fastest hammerman working on the railroads in the years after the American Civil War. One day, a salesman comes by with a machine he says can drill faster than any man. John is determined to prove no fancy device can beat him." --

Presents the authors' retellings of more than ten traditional tales accompanied by information on origins and different versions.

Students will have oodles of fun building essential reading skills with rib-tickling versions of beloved fairy tales turned into read-aloud plays! Even your most reluctant readers won?t be able to resist these hilarious twists on their favorite tales--Spiderella, Goldilocks and the Three Bullfrogs, The Popsicle Boy, Little Late Riding Hood, The Cheetah and the Sloth, Rafunzel and many more! Plus: Each play comes complete with instant discussion starters,...

A biography of author R.L. Stine, best know for his Goosebumps series.

Coyote learns that age brings wisdom, respect, and experience

In this book - the companion volume to The Girl From Chimel - Nobel Peace Prize winner and Maya activist Rigoberta Menchu Tum returns to the world of her childhood. The Honey Jar brings us the ancient stories her grandparents told her when she was a little girl, and we can imagine her listening to them by the fire at night. These Maya tales include creation myths, a classic story about the magic twins (which can also be found in the Popol Vuh), explanations...

Loosely based on Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, eleven-year-old Mimi Mackson entangles herself and her family with mischievous fairies when she seeks to win a baking contest.

"Cuentos y leyendas que nos llevan de la mano por los caminos de la imaginación ancestral de los latinoamericanos. Algunos relatos darán miedo, otros harán reír y otros sorprenderán a todo el que los lea. Se sabrá por qué llora la Llorona, por qué algunos seres tienen los pies al revés, por qué el murciélago es tan feo y muchas curiosidades más. Y así, uno podrá entender por qué desde la noche de los tiempos los seres humanos se han...

The animals and birds of the forest hold a contest to choose which will sing a song to greet the day.

Twelve trickster tales that show the migration of African culture to America via the West Indies.