[A Reading shelf book]

Five tales about the exploits of the mightiest hunter in North Carolina.

Describes the physical characteristics and unusual habits of twenty fantastic creatures such as the gumberoo, squonk, shagamaw, and hugag.

Two tales from the Arabian Nights, the first relating the seven adventurous voyages of Sinbad the Sailor, the second telling how a young prince twice used a magic horse to carry away the princess he chose to be his wife.

Four legends of Moorish and Christian Spain abstracted from Washington Irving's The Alhambra.

Describes Daniel Webster's relationship with an orphan boy and the peculiar circumstances surrounding the statesman's death.

Four short stories tell how Thanksgiving, Christmas, a housewarming, and a school's birthday are celebrated in Tennessee's Great Smoky Mountains.

Rhymes about the concept of numbers, rhymes in which one must subtract and add, and rhymes that pose mathematical riddles and problems.

Retells the adventures of a legendary oil driller and his sidekick as they travel from South America to Texas.