Ages 6-8
Engaging adventure stories with clever heroes. Great for early readers and classroom use.
African Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
How Wisdom Became The Property Of The Human Race
How Wisdom Became The Property Of The Human Race. Long ago, wisdom belonged only to a few. Learn how one person changed everything by sharing knowledge.
African Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
How The Tortoise Got Its Shell
How The Tortoise Got Its Shell: A few hundred years ago, the chief Mauri (God) determined to have a splendid yam festival. He therefore sent his messengers to
African Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
How Mushrooms First Grew
How Mushrooms First Grew — a tale of brothers, trickery, and transformation. Two brothers with bad habits deceived their community, changing the land.
African Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
Honourable Minū
Honourable Minū: It happened one day that a poor Akim-man had to travel from his own little village to Accra - one of the big towns on the coast. This man
African Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
Anansi And Nothing
Anansi And Nothing: Near Anansi’s miserable little hut there was a fine palace where lived a very rich man called Nothing. Nothing and Anansi proposed, one
African Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
Anansi The Blind Fisherman
Anansi the Blind Fisherman: A Tale of Cleverness and Justice In a village near a great river in Africa, there lived a spider named Anansi. Unlike...
African Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
Adzanumee And Her Mother
Adzanumee And Her Mother. A girl chooses between magic and memories. Learn why love and memories are worth more than anything else in the world.
Chinese Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
Why Dog And Cat Are Enemies
Why Dog and Cat Are Enemies: An Ancient Tale of Betrayal and Heartbreak In the time when animals could speak to one another just as humans do, there...
Chinese Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
The Weaving Maiden Crosses The Silver River
Once a year, a star-maiden walks across a bridge of magpies to meet the boy who keeps the stars' cattle.
Chinese Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
The Three Ruling Gods
The Three Ruling Gods: There are three lords: in heaven, and on the earth and in the waters, and they are known as the Three Ruling Gods. They are all
Chinese Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
The Three Rhymsters
<p>Three sisters discover that clever words must serve kindness; inner virtue matters more than wit alone.</p>
Chinese Folk Tales
Ages 6-8
The Spirit Of The Wu-Lian Mountain
The Spirit Of The Wu-Lian Mountain - a folk tale retold for young readers with a clear moral, simple words, and the warmth of a bedtime story from long ago.