folklore

Poems describe the full moon during each month of the year. American Indian names for the moon and folklore are also included.

Jack and Annie research leprechauns and Irish folklore, hoping to separate fact from fiction. Includes definitions, illustrations, facts, and more.

Pig-Boy, a dirty, hairy trickster, uses his shape-shifting talents to get out of all sorts of troublesome situations.

A collection of tales about the Big Dipper from various North American Indian cultures.

An adaptation of the Peruvian folktale in which Fox and Mole try to climb to the moon on a rope of woven grass. Presented in side-by-side English and Spanish.

An exploration of the existence of leprechauns that provides eyewitness accounts and poses questions to the reader about alternate explanations, source credibility, and basic reasoning. Includes illustrations, photographs, bibliography, a glossary, and suggestions for further reading.

One day Bear reaches up into the sky, steals Sun, and buries him in a cave. It is up to brave Ts'ina dabju to rescue Sun and save the world from the dark and cold.

On Christmas Eve Pancho rescues a star from a cactus and receives the gift of happiness.

When cornmeal is stolen from an elderly couple, the others in a Cherokee village find a way to drive off the thief, creating the Milky Way in the process.

Text and illustrations describe how people all over the world celebrate the sunrise.