Collects fourteen Iroquois legends, including "The Story of the Great Bear, the Big Dipper," "Why We Have Mosquitoes," and "Thunder Boy," presenting many in pictographs and English translation.
In this retelling of an Ojibwe Indian tale, a mother bear loses sight of her two cubs as they all attempt to escape a forest fire by swimming across Lake Michigan.
Presents a collection of traditional Iroquois tales in which animals learn about the importance of caring and responsibility and the dangers of selfishness and pride.
A retelling of an Athabascan story in which a young girl falls into the river and becomes a king salmon, returning to her family years later after learning the secrets of the fish.
