A retelling of the Indian legend which explains why the Navajo always plant a scattering of zinnia flowers among their food crops and respect every spider.

With the help of other animals, Wise Old Coyote manages to acquire fire from the wicked Yellow Jacket sisters.

Access vertical file of Archive collection at Port Angeles Main Library.

Access vertical file of Archive collection at Port Angeles Main Library.

Based on a traditional Guatemalan tale, The Night the Animals Danced is about a young boy named Pablo and a bizarre celebration he stumbles onto in the forest. Touching themes of both Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) and kindness to animals, the magical story provides children a glimpse of the oral traditions of Guatemala.

A traditional Mayan tale which reveals how the cuckoo lost her beautiful feathers.

"Bruchac retells this traditional story of love, loyalty, trust, and magic, which can be found in various forms among many of the indigenous nations of the northeast, both Iroquoian and Algonquin. Join him and ... illustrator Bill Farnsworth, as they recount this ancient and unique Abenaki tale of keeping a promise to one's family and of the proper relationship of humans to the natural world"--Amazon.com

In this retelling of a folktale, a group of slaves, unable to bear their sadness and starvation any longer, calls upon the African magic that allows them to fly away. "The well-known author retells 24 black American folk tales in sure storytelling voice: animal tales, supernatural tales, fanciful and cautionary tales, and slave tales of freedom. All are beautifully readable. With the added attraction of 40 wonderfully expressive paintings by the Dillons,...

When cornmeal is stolen from an elderly couple, the others in a Cherokee village find a way to drive off the thief, creating the Milky Way in the process.