Illustrated retellings of tales from a variety of cultures, with boxes containing additional information to help in understanding the stories and the time period in which each was written.
Illustrated retellings of tales from a variety of cultures, with boxes containing additional information to help in understanding the stories and the time period in which each was written.
General Note
Includes index.
Content Note
Anansi the spider : a story from the Ashanti people of Ghana, Africa -- Wenebojo and Buffalo : a story from native North American tribes -- Brer Rabbit : an African-American folk tale -- Hare and Tortoise : one of Aesop's fables from ancient Greece -- Gods and cats : an ancient Chinese story -- Androclus and the lion : a story from ancient Rome -- Turtle and peacock : a folk tale from ancient India -- Mainu the frog : a story from African myth -- Arion and the dolphin : a tale from ancient Greek myth -- White elephant : a story from India.