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The King with Horse's Ears and Other Irish Folktales $15.95

Storytelling is one of Ireland-???+-?-+s oldest and grandest traditions, and these vivid tales of far-off days will introduce young readers to the country-???+-?-+s irresistible folklore. Here are brave warriors with...

The Little Stone Lion $21.95

In a small Chinese village a stone-carved lion sits and watches as a guardian spirit and holder of the villagers' collective memory. Older people stop, stroking his head to remember the past and children walk by knowing he...

Coyote Speaks: Wonders of the Native American World $27.50

A one-of-a-kind compilation of beliefs, stories, and cultural artifacts from Native American tribes. Coyote Speaks explains how to look at and appreciate Native American culture. For thousands of years, tribal ways and...

Gai See: What You See in Chinatown $20.95

Take a charming tour of Chinatown! What in the world could you possibly see at an old gai see, just you and me on a warm and easy, slightly breezy springtime Saturday morning? In Cantonese, gai see means "street market"...

The Tale of La Llorona: A Mexican Folktale $8.95

AY-EEEE! A spooky howl pierces the dark night. Is it the wind? Or is it the ghost called La Llorona? La Llorona is said to haunt moonlit roads and riverbanks, crying for her lost children. Before she became a ghost, La...

Count Your Way through Russia $8.95

If it takes four days to go halfway across the Soviet Union by train, imagine how long it would take on two snowshoes! In this fascinating look at Russian culture, Jim Haskins introduces young readers to the Russian numbers...

The Magic Pomegranate: A Jewish Folktale $8.95

The contest has begun! Three brothers travel to different countries to find the most unusual gift. The oldest brother finds a looking glass that shows him places far away. The middle brother buys a flying carpet. And the...

Passover $9.95

The book describes the origins of the Passover story in the story of Moses and the Israelites-???+-?-+ escape from Egypt. It also explains how the holiday is celebrated today and includes a discussion of the Seder.

Rickshaw Girl $18.95

Naima excels at painting the traditional alpana patterns with which Bangladeshi women and girls decorate their homes for holiday celebrations. But she wishes she could help her father earn money like her best friend helps...

The Land of the Dragon King and Other Korean Stories $25.95

The sea hasn't always been salty, and rabbits haven't always had fluffy tails. How the sea grew salty, pigs got their short snouts and rabbits their fluffy tails is revealed in this sparkling collection of Korean folk...

The Peach Boy $9.95

This is a new title in the fantastic "First Reading" series, part of the Usborne Young Reading Programme, based on a tale from Japanese folklore. It is aimed at children who are beginning to read. When Momotaro was found...

The Journey of Tunuri and the Blue Deer: A Huichol Indian Story $23.50

A contemporary adaptation of an indigenous Huichol teaching tale, illustrated with traditional yarn drawings by Huichol artisans - Shares the hidden treasures of a nature-based indigenous culture - A teaching tool for...

Leprechauns Never Lie $20.95

Ninny Nanny and Gram are lazy and in a bad state. The roof needs fixing, the potatoes need digging, and all they have to eat is rainwater soup, so they decide to catch a leprechaun and use his fortune. But the clever...

My Mom Is a Dragon: And My Dad Is a Boar $16.95

Paper cut art has decorated Chinese homes for centuries. These delicate picture show the lunar calendar animals in their finest moments. Read the story of the animals' race to Buddha's court. Then delight your child with the...

Tenzin's Deer $9.99

Meet Tenzin, a kindhearted boy who discovers a wounded musk deer high up in the hills. In this Tibetan tale, Tenzin nurses the deer back to health, and must learn the most important lesson of all: how to love enough to let...

Stories from the Silk Road $15.99

Journey along the ancient trade route between East and West. The seven intriguing tales in this collection each feature an important city along the Silk Road, and are filled with adventure and drama, as the merchants,...

We're Sailing Down the Nile: A Journey Through Egypt $9.99

Set sail along the mighty Nile River to experience the wonders of Egypt. The lilting, rhyming story text is followed by eleven pages full of educational information about ancient Egypt, gods and goddesses, a helpful map, and...

We're Sailing to Galapagos: A Week in the Pacific $9.99

Climb aboard the red-sailed boat for a weeklong voyage around the Galapagos islands. Exotic creatures are featured on every spread, and educational endnotes enhance the story with information about the animals, the islands,...

Stories at the Door $22.99

Jan Andrews draws on folk stories from around the world to build her newest collection of tales, rife with humor and tingling with action. Cleverly threaded together by verses describing the arrival of unbidden stories that...

Tasty Baby Belly Buttons $22.00

According to legend, Japanese villagers once lived in fear of great hulking ogres called Onis who considered babies'' belly buttons the tastiest of all treats. When they raided a village it was the babies they stole. In a...