Legends

The Lost Years of Merlin: The Lost Years of Merlin, Book One (Unabridged)

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Spat out by the sea, the boy lay on the rocks, as still as death. Even if he survived the day, he had no home. No memory. And no name.

So begins the tale of the strange young boy, who having washed up on the shores of ancient Wales, is determined to find his real home and his true name. One day he will become the greatest wizard of all time, but he knows nothing of this now.

Author:

T.A. Barron

Grade Level:

Middle

Lexile:

770L

Length:

09:46

The Lost Years of Merlin: The Lost Years of Merlin, Book One (Unabridged)

Just So Stories: How the Camel Got His Hump (Unabridged)

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A classic fable from Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories, read by Johnny Morris.

Have you ever wondered how and why the animals came to be as they are? In these magical tales, drawn from stories he heard as a child in India as well as on folk traditions he later collected all over the world, Rudyard Kipling gives some wonderfully imaginative explanations.

Author:

Rudyard Kipling

Grade Level:

Middle

Lexile:

1060L

Length:

00:07

Just So Stories: How the Camel Got His Hump (Unabridged)

Anansi the Spider (Unabridged)

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Anansi, one of the great folk heroes of the world, is saved from a terrible fate by his six sons in this traditional tale from West Africa.

Author:

Gerald McDermott

Grade Level:

Primary

Elementary

Lexile:

AD290L

Length:

00:06

Johnny Appleseed (2006)

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Meet John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed. Living in harmony with nature, he fulfills his dream of traveling west to plant apple orchards across the frontier to aid pioneers on their arduous journeys.

Grade Level:

Primary

Elementary

Length:

00:23

Pecos Bill (2006)

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Meet Pecos Bill. Raised by coyotes in dusty Texas, he grew up to be the roughest, toughest cowboy who ever lived. Whether riding a tornado, inventing the original cowboy song or conquering a gang of outlaw cowboys, Pecos Bill is a man of many talents.

Grade Level:

Primary

Elementary

Length:

00:23

Paul Bunyan (2006)

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Meet Paul Bunyan, a lumberjack taller than the highest Minnesota pines, who is strong enough to fell ten trees with a single swing of his axe and has the ingenuity to conquer a swarm of beesquitoes.

Grade Level:

Middle

High

Length:

00:23

Creating a Tall Tale (2006)

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What are the ingredients of a tall tale? Like any story, a tall tale includes characters, a setting, a problem and a solution. But in a tall tale, ordinary characters -- whether fictional or based on real people or occupations -- may face extraordinary challenges and prevail with outlandish solutions, or may conquer ordinary problems in inventive ways.

Grade Level:

Primary

Elementary

Length:

00:23

Legends

The Lost Years of Merlin: The Lost Years of Merlin, Book One (Unabridged)

Just So Stories: How the Camel Got His Hump (Unabridged)

Anansi the Spider (Unabridged)

Johnny Appleseed (2006)

Pecos Bill (2006)

Paul Bunyan (2006)

Creating a Tall Tale (2006)

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