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Tales of the Arabian Nights

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In this new edition of the groundbreaking storytelling game, you enter the lands of the Arabian Nights alongside Sinbad, Ali Baba, and other legendary heroes of the tales.

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High
Content Area: 
ELA
Play Time: 
120 min.
Tales of the Arabian Nights

The Three Snow Bears

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

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Tikki Tikki Tembo (Unabridged)

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This folktale explains why Chinese people no longer choose long names for their children.

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AD1090L
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00:09
Tikki Tikki Tembo (Unabridged)

The Water Horse (Unabridged)

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When eight-year-old Kirstie brings home a strange egg from the Scottish shore, her family never expects it to hatch. But the next day, Kirstie discovers a baby sea monster swimming in her bathtub! Part horse, part toad, part turtle, and part crocodile, he's the oddest-looking creature Kirstie's family has ever seen. Only Kirstie's grandfather knows what the beastie really is: a Water Horse!

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910L
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01:31
The Water Horse (Unabridged)

Earth Maker's Lodge: Native American Folklore, Activities, and Foods

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Arranged by region, this illustrated collection includes stories, legends, poems, and traditional craft projects of Native American peoples from the Arctic to Mexico. The glossary will help students understand the various peoples and their languages. Winner of the 1995 Book Builder's of Boston Award for Excellence in Graphic Arts.

Earth Maker's Lodge: Native American Folklore, Activities, and Foods

Return of the Sun: Native American Tales from the Northeast Woodlands

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Native American author and teacher Joseph Bruchac has collected 26 tales from Northeast tribes in this book. Some are gentle and humorous, like "Sunny Wundy's Skipping Stone", about a boy who outwits a stone giant. Others, like "The Origin of Medicine", are darker in tone.

Return of the Sun: Native American Tales from the Northeast Woodlands

Native American Games and Stories

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Provides young readers with Native American stories and games that both educate and entertain.

Native American Games and Stories

Legends of the Iroquois

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Tehanetorens is a master story teller in the Mohawk tradition. In Legends of the Iroquois ancient stories are presented both in pictographs and with an English translation. The text is beautifully supported with illustrations by the accomplished Iroquois artist Kahionhes. The legends carry us deep into a Native American culture and teach basic lessons about what it means to be a human being.

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Legends of the Iroquois

Song of the Hermit Thrush: An Iroquois Legend

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Magnificent illustrations and captivating texts tell the legends of Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, the Americas, and Native America.

Song of the Hermit Thrush: An Iroquois Legend

John Henry

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Nothing can stop John Henry — no boulder, no mountain, and definitely no steam drill. Newbery Honor winner Julius Lester writes with such power that this African-American folk hero becomes as awesome as a natural phenomenon. Jerry Pinkney received a Caldecott Honor for his exuberant, glowing watercolor paintings of the hero. The book, celebrating its tenth year in print, was also a Boston Globe — Horn Book Award winner, a Parents Magazine Best Book, and an ALA Notable Book, among other honors.

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AD720L

Seven Blind Mice

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"It's a pillar," says one. "It's a fan," says another. One by one, the seven blind mice investigate the strange Something by the pond. And one by one, they come back with a different theory. It's only when the seventh mouse goes out-and explores the whole Something-that the mice see the whole truth. Based on a classic Indian tale, Ed Young's beautifully rendered version is a treasure to enjoy again and again.

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AD350L

Golem

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Retold from traditional sources and accompanied by David Wisniewski's unique cut-paper illustrations, Golem is a dramatic tale of supernatural forces invoked to save an oppressed people. It also offers a thought-provoking look at the consequences of unleashing power beyond human control. The afterword discusses the legend of the golem and its roots in the history of the Jews. A Caldecott Medal Book.

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690L

The Faithful Friend

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Clement and Hippolyte are handsome, sharp-witted, and as close as brothers. When Clement falls in love with enchanting Pauline, he bids Hippolyte to join his quest to court her, and the two friends set out toward danger and adventure.Pauline is ward of the mysterious Monsieur Zabocat -- a plantation owner reputed to be aquimboiseur,a wizard -- and, defying his wishes, Pauline joins her new fiance and his friend on their trek home. But the fruited fields and forests they traverse hide dark forces plotting to destroy the couple...and one night --Tam! Tam!

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850L

The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood

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Recounts the adventures of Robin Hood, who slew a deer on a wager, became an outlaw in Sherwood Forest, and collected around him a merry band, including Little John, Allan a Dale, Friar Tuck, and Will Stutely.

The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood

The Story of the Three Little Pigs

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Rather than suffer the fate of his two brothers, a pig cleverly outwits a persistent wolf once and for all.

The Story of the Three Little Pigs

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