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Cinders, the most picked upon hen in the flock, becomes the most loved by Prince Cockerel when she arrives at his ball looking so beautiful that even her bossy sisters do not recognize her.

Drawn from the oral traditions of American folklore, these ghost stories and tales of weird happenings, witches, and graveyards have startling, funny, or surprising endings.

After winning her mother's freedom from the Celestial Emperor, Xingyin is forced to flee again and venture to the Immortal Realm where she and her companions encounter legendary creatures and shrewd monarchs.

"In Earth Keeper: Reflections on an American Land, Momaday reflects on his native ground and its influence on his people. "When I think about my life and the lives of my ancestors, I am inevitably led to the conviction that I, and they, belong to the American land. This is a declaration of belonging. And it is an offering to the earth." he writes. Earth Keeper is a story of attachment, rooted in oral tradition. Momaday recalls stories of his childhood...

Explores the world's forests and cites the essential role of trees in the planet's ecological, pharmaceutical, and cultural arenas, explaining how planting trees in urban and rural areas can help safeguard environmental interests.

Retells in verse the Indian fable of the blind men discovering different parts of an elephant and arguing about its appearance.

Retells the familiar tale in which one of three brother pigs survives a wolf's attacks by using his head and planning well.

El niño puede estar alegre o triste, eufórico o desanimado, furioso o asqueado... Los sentimientos lo domainan, lo hacen sufrir. Es como sí dentro de él habitaran diablillos que actúan lejos de su control. Ese mundo interior es un laberinto que ha de conocer, porque las emociones condicionan su vida. Este libro explora los sentimientos más comunes, ordenados en seis bloques o constelaciones. En la medida en que el niño los explore, sus reacciones...

A retelling of the classic tale about a freshly baked gingerbread man who escapes when he is taken out of the oven and eludes a number of animals until he meets a clever fox.

A collection of tales told by Scheherazade to amuse the cruel sultan and stop him from executing her as he had his other daily wives.