Noble, Trinka Hakes

Jimmy's boa constrictor wreaks havoc on the class trip to a farm.

A pet boa constrictor wrecks havoc on a posh garden party.

In 1881, when their apple tree is felled by a storm just before Christmas, a young farm girl and her family discover that the tree was important to each of them for different reasons.

Relates the origins of the Jersey Devil, a monstrous creature that has reportedly haunted the Pine Barrens region of New Jersey since 1735 menacing townspeople, worrying livestock, and causing all manner of ills.

A poor peasant woman who has no money for gifts or a special meal for her children gets help from a kindly mother spider on Christmas.

Tells the Lenape Indian legend of the Cape May Diamonds, small pebbles that lay hidden beneath the waters of the old Delaware River.

Tells the story of Walking Turtle, a ten-year-old boy in the Lenni Lenape tribe, just before he goes off to warrior school.

Looking for some diversion, a bored rancher drives to the town of Sleepy Gulch little knowing that some amazing things are happening to his wife and ranch during his absence.

Jimmy's boa constrictor creates havoc in his gym class and his antics leads to the formation of an unusual basketball team.

Delly Porter enjoys the feel of soft dirt beneath her feet as she walks to and from school, but after a classmate makes her feel ashamed of having no shoes she learns that her parents and others, too, see value in things that do not cost money.