folklore

Presents an Indian folktale in graphic novel format. A young turtle shares a shallow lake with two geese. When the lake begins drying up, the turtle tries to fly away with the geese but he can't follow instructions and gets left behind. Includes writing prompts, discussion questions, and a glossary.

Orphaned Iyanu has discovered her power and is now known as the Chosen One, but this just makes her a target for the Corrupt and Chancellor Nuro. Nuro puts his plans in motion to destroy Yorubaland and capture Iyanu.

To save all of Yorubaland from an ancient curse, Iyanu gathers together Team Chosen--herself, Biyi the carefree adventurer, Toye the bookworm, and the magical giant leopard Ekun--to travel the dangerous road to the Source, which has the power to change everything.

Twenty illustrated stories from the Tales of a Thousand and One Nights, including the well-known ones of Aladdin and the lamp, Ali Baba and the forty thieves, and Sinbad the sailor.

"As a baby, Pecos Bill is separated from his family. He is raised by coyotes until one day he is reunited with his family"--Publisher's website.

"Paul Bunyan, the largest baby ever born, grows into a giant lumberjack with a blue ox as his sidekick"--Publisher's website.

A reader version of the English fairy tale in which a teeny-tiny woman finds a teeny-tiny bone in a graveyard and takes it home to make soup, but changes her mind during the night.

"Massachusetts native Johnny Appleseed heads west to plant apple trees"--Publisher's website.

"When Asim moves to a new town, he must save his new teacher when an evil spirit from Guyanese folklore begins to wreak havoc"--Provided by publisher.

A folk explanation for the guinea fowl's protective coloration that enables it to hide from its natural predator, the lion.