folklore

"In this folktale from Cambodia, Princess Dara must prove that her father's wicked ministers have set up her husband for a crime he is innocent of"--Provided by publisher.

In this Southwestern version of the Gingerbread Man, a tortilla runs away from the woman who is about to cook him.

Retells the fairy tale in which a princess is put under a spell to sleep for one hundred years.

A retelling of the German folktale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a witch.

On her way to deliver a basket of food to her sick grandmother, Little Red Riding Hood encounters a sly wolf.

Presents a retelling of the familiar tale about a beautiful girl, mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters, who wins the heart of the Prince with a little help from her fairy godmother.

A bilingual folktale in which a young girl, Mulan Hua, disguises herself as a man and leads the army of China to victory against the enemy. Presented in simplified Chinese and English.

Discusses the Hercules constellation and the mythology behind it.

Discusses the constellation Cassiopeia and the Greek myth associated with the stars.

Recounts the life and adventures of Robin Hood, who, with his band of followers, lived in Sherwood Forest as an outlaw dedicated to fighting tyranny.