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The Barefoot Book of Animal Tales: From All Around the World with CDs $19.99

Find out how a monkey gets the better of a crocodile, how an unassuming spider helps her community when all of the stronger animals fail, and how a rabbit is rewarded for making a special sacrifice. Each of the stories in...

The Barefoot Book of Knights with CD $19.99

Not just anyone can be a knight, and this spell-binding collection of action-packed stories from around the world will show you why. From the familiar court of King Arthur to the distant realm of Prince Vladimir of Kiev,...

The Deer And The Woodcutter: A Korean Folktale $21.95

When you hear a rooster crow at the break of dawn, remember this story of the lovelorn woodcutter. After a deer teaches him how to gain a wife through treachery, the woodcutter finds a bride. But fate soon plays a nasty...

The Eight Nights of Chanukah $17.95

Incorporating the popular music of 12 Days of Christmas into a Chanukah book, this is perfect for children of any religious orientation. "On the first night of Chanukah .." begins the familiar tune in a book that sees the...

The Empress and the Silkworm $22.00

Almost five thousand years ago, the young Chinese empress Si Ling-Chi was having tea in the garden. Suddenly - plop! - something small and round and white fell into her cup. It was a cocoon from a mulberry tree. Through a...

The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship $22.00

When the Tsar proclaims that the first person to bring him a flying ship will be rewarded with his daughter's hand in marriage, he is sure that only a prince will succeed. A young peasant, whom everybody takes for a fool, is...

The Hungry Clothes and Other Jewish Folktales $17.95

The stories we hear in childhood-??usually from parents and grandparents, teachers and caregivers-??teach us the values, faith, culture, and traditions of those we love most. They nourish our sense of wonder and curiosity...

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...

The Painted Wall and Other Strange Tales $21.99

At about the time the Grimm Brothers were gathering their famous collection of folk stories and fairy tales in Europe, in China a similar collection of almost five hundred stories had just been compiled by the scholar Pu...

The Year of the Dog: Tales from the Chinese Zodiac $19.50

The year 2006 is the Year of the Dog! Born on New Year's Day, the puppy Daniel explores the world with his parents and the girl Lin and learns how to become "man's best friend." Growing up is an adventure, as Daniel and Lin...

The Year of the Ox: Tales from the Chinese Zodiac $19.50

The year 2009 is the Year of the Ox! The feisty calf Olivia befriends the girl Mei, but pulling her weight on the farm isn-???+-?-+t easy. When a flood threatens her -??sister-?? and village, can Olivia save the day? The...

The Year of the Pig: Tales from the Chinese Zodiac $19.50

The year 2007 is the Year of the Pig! Born on New Year's Day, the piglet Patricia explores the farm with her parents and Farmer Wu. Growing up is a learning process, as Patty gets advice from her uncles, aunts, and cousins...

The Year of the Rat: Tales from the Chinese Zodiac $19.50

The year 2008 is the Year of the Rat! Ralph the rat explores the world with the boy Bing. But when Bing-???+-?-+s birthday party goes awry, can Ralph rescue him using traits that others frowned upon? The third in the...

Tools of Native Americans: A Kid's Guide to the History & Culture of the First Americans $22.95

Focusing on the inventive history of Native Americans-??from tools and technology to cultural achievements-??this exploration shows how the first Americans, facing varying climates and unconquered lands, found ways to...

Tua and the Elephant $18.99

Ten-year-old Tua - Thai for "peanut" - has everything she needs at home in Chiang Mai, Thailand, except for one thing she's always wanted: a sister. In the market one day, Tua makes an accidental acquaintance - one with...

Up and Down the Andes A Peruvian Festival Tale $19.99

This rhyming text travels from Lake Titicaca all the way to the city of Cusco for the marvelous Inti Raymi Festival. Young readers will meet children from many areas of southern Peru who are traveling to the festival, each...

Up and Down the AndesA Peruvian Festival Tale $19.99

This rhyming text travels from Lake Titicaca all the way to the city of Cusco for the marvelous Inti Raymi Festival. Young readers will meet children from many areas of southern Peru who are traveling to the festival, each...

Vietnamese Fables of Frogs and Toads $20.50

In one of these traditional Vietnamese folktales, a talking frog falls in love with a student and convinces him to marry her! His classmates laugh at him and try to show how ridiculous his frog bride is, but every trick they...

Vietnamese Tales of Rabbits and Watermelons $20.50

In one of these lively folktales from Vietnam, a trickster rabbit gets into one scrape after another but always manages to escape. In another story, a good man wronged by the lies of jealous rivals triumphs with the help of...

We're Riding on a Caravan: An Adventure on The Silk Road $22.95

Explore a world of stunning silk, delicious spices and exotic trade locations in this rhyming tale about the Silk Road, the trade route through Asia. This beautiful picture book includes endnotes on the towns along the Silk...