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Hare turns his bad luck around by striking a clever deal with the rich and lazy bear down the road.

2) Love and roast chicken: a trickster tale from the Andes Mountains

Author

Knutson, Barbara

Publisher

Carolrhonda Books

Pub. Date

c2004

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1

Description

In this folktale from the Andes, a clever guinea pig repeatedly outsmarts the fox that wants to eat him for dinner.

3) Mole's hill: a woodland tale

Author

Ehlert, Lois

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1

Description

When Fox tells Mole she must move out of her tunnel to make way for a new path, Mole finds an ingenious way to save her home.

4) Party croc!: a folktale from Zimbabwe

Author

MacDonald, Margaret Read

Publisher

Albert Whitman & Company

Pub. Date

2015.

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1

Description

In this retelling of a Shona folktale from Zimbabwe, a girl promises a crocodile he can come to a party in exchange for a favor, but since crocodiles aren't allowed in the village, she doesn't expect she'll have to keep the promise.

5) Why the loon calls: a Micmac-Passamaquoddy Indian legend

Author

Series

Publisher

Milliken Pub. Co

Pub. Date

c1987

Description

The Great Spirit sends a mighty hero to earth to teach the tribes the ways of peace.

6) The three snow bears

Author

Brett, Jan

Publisher

G. P. Putnam's Sons

Pub. Date

c2007

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1

Description

Classics for beginning readers

Retells the story of Goldilocks, set in an Inuit village and featuring a family of polar bears.

7) Beauty and the beast

Author

Samuel, Catherine

Series

Publisher

Reader's Digest Young Families

Pub. Date

c2003

Description

To save her father's life, Beauty, the daughter of a poor merchant, agrees to live in the Beast's castle.

8) The robin's red breast: an Iroquois Indian legend

Author

Series

Publisher

Milliken Pub. Co

Pub. Date

c1987

Description

A retelling of an Iroquois legend explaining how the robin got its red breast while helping a young hunter survive a time of cold and hunger.

9) The leaves of autumn: an Oneida Indian legend

Author

Series

Publisher

Milliken Pub. Co

Pub. Date

c1987

Description

An Oneida Indian legend explains the origin of the autumn season.

10) Peace tales: world folktales to talk about

Publisher

August House

Pub. Date

2005

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2

Description

Book, Audiobooks and music

A collection of folktales from cultures around the world, reflecting different aspects of war and peace.

11) Call it courage

Author

Sperry, Armstrong

Series

Newbery Medal Award

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 3

Formats

Description

Relates how Mafatu, a young Polynesian boy whose name means Stout Heart, overcomes his terrible fear of the sea and proves his courage to himself and his people.

12) Mystic horse

Author

Goble, Paul

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers

Pub. Date

2002

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1

Description

After caring for an old abandoned horse, a poor young Pawnee boy is rewarded by the horse's mystic powers.

13) The first strawberries: a Cherokee story

Author

Bruchac, Joseph

Series

Picture Puffins

Publisher

Puffin Books

Pub. Date

1998, c1993

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1

Description

A quarrel between the first man and the first woman is reconciled when the Sun causes strawberries to grow out of the earth.

14) The coming of the sun: an Inca Indian legend

Author

Series

Publisher

Milliken Pub. Co

Pub. Date

c1987

Description

An Inca legend explains how the city of Cuzco was founded and the people drawn together to form a real kingdom.

15) Tales of the shimmering sky: ten global folktales with activities

Author

Milord, Susan

Publisher

Williamson Pub

Pub. Date

c1996

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 4

Description

Presents folktales, background information, and activities related to beliefs of peoples around the world about heavenly bodies, the seasons, and the weather.

16) Light

Author

Zalben, Jane Breskin

Publisher

Dutton Children's Books

Pub. Date

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1

Description

A retelling of the midrash about the creation of light.

17) When the moon is full

Author

Pollock, Penny

Publisher

Little, Brown

Pub. Date

c2001

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1

18) Native American stories for kids: 12 traditional stories from Indigenous tribes across North America

Author

Weso, T. F. Pecore

Publisher

Rockridge Press

Pub. Date

Description

"Native Americans have a long tradition of storytelling. Now, you can easily introduce your children to these rich cultures with a compilation of powerful tales from multiple tribes like the Cheyenne and the Lenape." --

19) Goldiclucks and the three bears

Author

Guillain, Charlotte

Series

Animal fairy tales

Publisher

Capstone Raintree

Pub. Date

c2013

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1

Description

A simplified version of the familiar folktale featuring a hungry little chick who happens upon the house of the three bears and helps herself to their belongings. Includes a note on the history of the tale.

20) The magic horse of Han Gan

Author

Chen, Jiang Hong

Publisher

Enchanted Lion Books

Pub. Date

2006

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1

Description