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Enrich literature study with scripts based on traditional genres from around the world.

Multi-leveled scripts enable students at diverse reading levels to succeed.

Make connections between different literary forms.
Make complex text accessible to diverse learners.
Bring authentic literature to life in the classroom.

"You can't keep Benchmark Education's Reader's Theater in the school's leveled library. Teachers check them out more than any other books. Student fluency rates and expression have really improved!
—MaryJean Wisniewski, Reading Specialist, Independence Elementary School, Bolingbrook, IL

Reader's Theater - Folktales, Myths, and Legends

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Complete Sets

Reader's Theater Folktales, Myths, and Legends Sets A & B Levels F-X		LEVELS		GRADES
		F - X		1 - 6

Reader's Theater Folktales, Myths, and Legends Levels F-X Sets A & B

Collection

Includes:

492 Scripts (6 copies each of 14 titles; 12 copies each of 34 titles)
48 Teacher's Guides (1 per title)
Overview
4 Boxes

Product Info:

Code	WW85531
ISBN-10	1-4108-8553-4
ISBN-13	978-1-4108-8553-1
Price	$ 1,675

Reader's Theater Folktales, Myths, and Legends Levels F-M, Sets A & B		LEVELS		GRADES
		F - M		1 - 6

Reader's Theater Folktales, Myths, and Legends Levels F-M Sets A & B

Collection

Includes:

246 Scripts (6 copies each of 7 titles; 12 copies each of 17 titles)
24 Teacher's Guides (1 per title)
Overview
Box

Product Info:

Code	WW85517
ISBN-10	1-4108-8551-8
ISBN-13	978-1-4108-8551-7
Price	$ 859

Reader's Theater Folktales, Myths, and Legends Levels N-X, Sets A & B		LEVELS		GRADES
		N - X		1 - 6

Reader's Theater Folktales, Myths, and Legends Levels N-X Sets A & B

Collection

Includes:

246 Scripts (6 copies each of 7 titles; 12 copies each of 17 titles)
24 Teacher's Guides (1 per title)
Overview
Box

Product Info:

Code	WW85524
ISBN-10	1-4108-8552-6
ISBN-13	978-1-4108-8552-4
Price	$ 859

Reader's Theater Folktales, Myths, and Legends Levels F-M (9-28) Set A		LEVELS		GRADES
		F - M		1 - 6

Reader's Theater Folktales, Myths, and Legends F-M Set A

Collection

132 Scripts (6 each of 2 titles; 12 copies each of 10 titles)
12 Teacher's Guides with ELL Activities (1 per title)
Overview
Storage Box

Product Info:

Code	WW69791
ISBN-10	1-4108-6979-2
ISBN-13	978-1-4108-6979-1
List	$ 588
SAVE	$ 133
Price	$ 455

Reader's Theater Folktales, Myths, and Legends Levels F-M (9-28) Set B		LEVELS		GRADES
		F - M		1 - 6

Reader's Theater Folktales, Myths, and Legends F-M Set B

Collection

114 Scripts (6 copies each of 5 titles; 12 copies each of 7 titles)
12 Teacher's Guides with ELL activities (1 per title)
Overview
Storage Box

Product Info:

Code	WW82578
ISBN-10	1-4108-8257-8
ISBN-13	978-1-4108-8257-8
List	$ 523
SAVE	$ 104
Price	$ 419

Reader's Theater Folktales, Myths and Legends Levels N-X (30-60)Set A		LEVELS		GRADES
		N - X		1 - 6

Reader's Theater Folktales, Myths, and Legends N-X Set A

Collection

120 Scripts (6 each of 4 titles; 12 copies each of 8 titles)
12 Teacher's Guides with ELL Activities (1 per title)
Overview
Storage Box

Product Info:

Code	WW69807
ISBN-10	1-4108-6980-6
ISBN-13	978-1-4108-6980-7
List	$ 544
SAVE	$ 105
Price	$ 439

Reader's Theater Folktales, Myths, and Legends Levels N-X (30-60) Set B		LEVELS		GRADES
		N - X		1 - 6

Reader's Theater Folktales, Myths, and Legends N-X Set B

Collection

126 Scripts (6 each of 3 titles; 12 copies each of 9 titles)
12 Teacher's Guides with ELL Activities (1 per title)
Overview
Storage Box

Product Info:

Code	WW82592
ISBN-10	1-4108-8259-4
ISBN-13	978-1-4108-8259-2
List	$ 566
SAVE	$ 111
Price	$ 455

Individual 6-Packs

Androcles and the Lion: An Aesop's Fable		LEVELS		GRADES
Androcles and the Lion: An Aesop's Fable		F-M/9-28		1-2

12 pack

Perform this Aesop's fable about kindness.

Product Info:

Code	WWA61658
ISBN-10	1-4509-5923-7
ISBN-13	978-1-4509-5923-0
Price	$ 50

The Boy Who Cried Wolf: An Aesop's Fable		LEVELS		GRADES
The Boy Who Cried Wolf: An Aesop's Fable		G-M/11-28		1-2

12 pack

Perform this Aesop's fable about what happens when a boy keeps crying wolf.

Product Info:

Code	WWA61665
ISBN-10	1-4509-5924-5
ISBN-13	978-1-4509-5924-7
Price	$ 50

The Tortoise and the Hare: An Aesop's Fable		LEVELS		GRADES
The Tortoise and the Hare: An Aesop's Fable		F-M/9-28		1-2

12 pack

Perform this Aesop's fable about a Tortoise's attempt to beat Hare in a race.

Product Info:

Code	WWA61672
ISBN-10	1-4509-5925-3
ISBN-13	978-1-4509-5925-4
Price	$ 50

How Davy Crockett Moved the Sun: An American Tall Tale		LEVELS		GRADES
How Davy Crockett Moved the Sun: An American Tall Tale		F-M/9-28		1-2

12 pack

Perform this American tall tale about how Davy Crockett moved the sun.

Product Info:

Code	WWA61689
ISBN-10	1-4509-5926-1
ISBN-13	978-1-4509-5926-1
Price	$ 50

John Henry: An American Tall Tale		LEVELS		GRADES
John Henry: An American Tall Tale		F-M/9-28		1-2

12 pack

Perform this American tall tale about how John Henry beat a steam drill.

Product Info:

Code	WWA61702
ISBN-10	1-4509-5928-8
ISBN-13	978-1-4509-5928-5
Price	$ 50

Keelboat Annie: An American Tall Tale		LEVELS		GRADES
Keelboat Annie: An American Tall Tale		F-M/10-28		1-2

12 pack

Perform this American tall tale about disrespect.

Product Info:

Code	WWA61696
ISBN-10	1-4509-5927-X
ISBN-13	978-1-4509-5927-8
Price	$ 50

Rough-Face Girl: A Native American Cinderella Tale		LEVELS		GRADES
Rough-Face Girl: A Native American Cinderella Tale		F-M/9-28		1-2

12 pack

Perform this Native American Cinderella tale.

Product Info:

Code	WWA61634
ISBN-10	1-4509-5921-0
ISBN-13	978-1-4509-5921-6
Price	$ 50

Yeh-shen: A Cinderella Tale from China		LEVELS		GRADES
Yeh-shen: A Cinderella Tale from China		F-M/9-28		1-2

12 pack

Perform this Cinderella tale from China.

Product Info:

Code	WWA61627
ISBN-10	1-4509-5920-2
ISBN-13	978-1-4509-5920-9
Price	$ 50

Cindy Eller Plays Ball: A Modern-Day Cinderella Tale		LEVELS		GRADES
Cindy Eller Plays Ball: A Modern-Day Cinderella Tale		F-M/9-28		1-2

12 pack

Perform this modern-day Cinderella tale.

Product Info:

Code	WWA61641
ISBN-10	1-4509-5922-9
ISBN-13	978-1-4509-5922-3
Price	$ 50

Deer and His Dear Friends: A Tale from India		LEVELS		GRADES
Deer and His Dear Friends: A Tale from India		G-M/11-28		1-2

6 pack

Perform this tall tale from India about animals who save their deer friend from a hunter's trap.

Product Info:

Code	WWA61733
ISBN-10	1-4509-5931-8
ISBN-13	978-1-4509-5931-5
Price	$ 30

How the Turtle Cracked Its Shell: A Tale from Guatemala		LEVELS		GRADES
How the Turtle Cracked Its Shell: A Tale from Guatemala		H-M/13-28		1-2

6 pack

Perform this tall tale from Guatemala about a turtle who has a hard time controlling what he says.

Product Info:

Code	WWA61719
ISBN-10	1-4509-5929-6
ISBN-13	978-1-4509-5929-2
Price	$ 30

Why the Sky is Far Away: A Tale from Nigeria		LEVELS		GRADES
Why the Sky is Far Away: A Tale from Nigeria		F-O/9-34		1-2

12 pack

Perform this tall tale from Nigeria about a village that is wasteful with the sky's riches.

Product Info:

Code	WWA61726
ISBN-10	1-4509-5930-X
ISBN-13	978-1-4509-5930-8
Price	$ 50

A Father, His Son, and Their Donkey: An Aesop's Fable		LEVELS		GRADES
A Father, His Son, and Their Donkey: An Aesop's Fable		F-M/9-28		1-2

12 pack

Perform this Aesop's fable about a father and son who try to please everyone but instead wind up pleasing no one.

Product Info:

Code	WWA71541
ISBN-10	1-4509-5935-0
ISBN-13	978-1-4509-5935-3
Price	$ 50

The Grass is Always Greener and Let Sleeping Dogs Lie: Two Original Fables		LEVELS		GRADES
		G-K/11-20		1-2

6 pack

Perform this original fable about the animals on a farm.

Product Info:

Code	WWA71558
ISBN-10	1-4509-5936-9
ISBN-13	978-1-4509-5936-0
Price	$ 30

The Lion and the Rabbit: A Fable from India		LEVELS		GRADES
The Lion and the Rabbit: A Fable from India		F-M/9-28		1-2

6 pack

Perform this fable from India about a lazy lion.

Product Info:

Code	WWA71565
ISBN-10	1-4509-5937-7
ISBN-13	978-1-4509-5937-7
Price	$ 30

Johnny Appleseed: An American Tall Tale		LEVELS		GRADES
Johnny Appleseed: An American Tall Tale		F-M/10-28		1-2

12 pack

Perform this American tall tale about Johnny Appleseed.

Product Info:

Code	WWA71572
ISBN-10	1-4509-5938-5
ISBN-13	978-1-4509-5938-4
Price	$ 50

Pecos Bill and Sluefoot Sue: An American Tall Tale		LEVELS		GRADES
Pecos Bill and Sluefoot Sue: An American Tall Tale		H-N/13-30		1-2

6 pack

Perform this American tall tale about the best riders in the west.

Product Info:

Code	WWA71589
ISBN-10	1-4509-5939-3
ISBN-13	978-1-4509-5939-1
Price	$ 30

Glooscap Makes the Seasons: A Canadian Legend		LEVELS		GRADES
Glooscap Makes the Seasons: A Canadian Legend		F-M/9-28		1-2

12 pack

Perform this Canadian legend about old man winter.

Product Info:

Code	WWA71596
ISBN-10	1-4509-5940-7
ISBN-13	978-1-4509-5940-7
Price	$ 50

Tombi-Ende and the Frog: A Fairy Tale from Southern Africa		LEVELS		GRADES
Tombi-Ende and the Frog: A Fairy Tale from Southern Africa		G-M/11-28		1-2

12 pack

Perform this fairy tale from Africa about a princess who is saved by a frog.

Product Info:

Code	WWA71510
ISBN-10	1-4509-5932-6
ISBN-13	978-1-4509-5932-2
Price	$ 50

The Toad Bridegroom: A Fairy Tale from Korea		LEVELS		GRADES
The Toad Bridegroom: A Fairy Tale from Korea		F-N/9-30		1-2

12 pack

Perform this fairy tale from Korea about dreams that come true.

Product Info:

Code	WWA71527
ISBN-10	1-4509-5933-4
ISBN-13	978-1-4509-5933-9
Price	$ 50

Phoebe and the Flame-Bellied Toad: An Original Fairy Tale		LEVELS		GRADES
Phoebe and the Flame-Bellied Toad: An Original Fairy Tale		H-M/13-28		1-2

12 pack

Perform this original fairy tale about a clumsy girl who tries out for a gymnastics team.

Product Info:

Code	WWA71534
ISBN-10	1-4509-5934-2
ISBN-13	978-1-4509-5934-6
Price	$ 50

Why Mole Lives Underground: A Folktale from Peru		LEVELS		GRADES
Why Mole Lives Underground: A Folktale from Peru		H-M/13-28		1-2

6 pack

Perform this folktale from Peru about how hard work makes dreams come true.

Product Info:

Code	WWA71602
ISBN-10	1-4509-5941-5
ISBN-13	978-1-4509-5941-4
Price	$ 30

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears: A Folktale from West Africa		LEVELS		GRADES
		H-M/9-28		1-2

12 pack

Perform this folktale from Africa about a fast–talking mosquito.

Product Info:

Code	WWA71619
ISBN-10	1-4509-5942-3
ISBN-13	978-1-4509-5942-1
Price	$ 50

How the Rhino Got Wrinkly Skin: An Adaptation of a Rudyard Kipling Story		LEVELS		GRADES
		G-M/11-28		1-2

6 pack

Perform this script about how Rhino got his wrinkles.

Product Info:

Code	WWA71626
ISBN-10	1-4509-5943-1
ISBN-13	978-1-4509-5943-8
Price	$ 30

The Ant and Grasshopper Show		LEVELS		GRADES
The Ant and Grasshopper Show		N-S/30-44		3-6

12 pack

Perform this script about the merits of hard work and planning ahead.

Product Info:

Code	WWA61832
ISBN-10	1-4509-5953-9
ISBN-13	978-1-4509-5953-7
Price	$ 50

City Kids Country Kids		LEVELS		GRADES
City Kids Country Kids		N-X/30-60		3-6

6 pack

Perform this script about two country kids who visit the city.

Product Info:

Code	WWA61849
ISBN-10	1-4509-5954-7
ISBN-13	978-1-4509-5954-4
Price	$ 30

A Sheep in Wolf's Clothing		LEVELS		GRADES
A Sheep in Wolf's Clothing		N-U/31-50		3-6

6 pack

Perform this script about a sheep who dresses up like a wolf.

Product Info:

Code	WWA61856
ISBN-10	1-4509-5955-5
ISBN-13	978-1-4509-5955-1
Price	$ 30

Loki and the Magic Hammer: A Norse Myth		LEVELS		GRADES
Loki and the Magic Hammer: A Norse Myth		N-X/30-60		3-6

12 pack

Perform this Norse myth about the gods who stole a magic hammer.

Product Info:

Code	WWA61788
ISBN-10	1-4509-5948-2
ISBN-13	978-1-4509-5948-3
Price	$ 50

The Odyssey: A Greek Myth		LEVELS		GRADES
The Odyssey: A Greek Myth		M-X/29-60		3-6

12 pack

Perform this Greek Myth about Odysseus's journey home to Ithaca.

Product Info:

Code	WWA61771
ISBN-10	1-4509-5947-4
ISBN-13	978-1-4509-5947-6
Price	$ 50

The Sword in the Stone: A King Arthur Legend		LEVELS		GRADES
The Sword in the Stone: A King Arthur Legend		N-V/30-60		3-6

12 pack

Perform this King Arthur legend about the person who can pull a sword from a mysterious stone.

Product Info:

Code	WWA61795
ISBN-10	1-4509-5949-0
ISBN-13	978-1-4509-5949-0
Price	$ 50

The Completely Cool Clothing Company		LEVELS		GRADES
The Completely Cool Clothing Company		M-W/28-60		3-6

12 pack

Perform this script about what it means to be cool.

Product Info:

Code	WWA61801
ISBN-10	1-4509-5950-4
ISBN-13	978-1-4509-5950-6
Price	$ 50

Little Green Riding Hood		LEVELS		GRADES
Little Green Riding Hood		K-X/20-60		3-6

12 pack

Perform this script about Little Green Riding Hood's visit to her grandmother's house.

Product Info:

Code	WWA61825
ISBN-10	1-4509-5952-0
ISBN-13	978-1-4509-5952-0
Price	$ 50

The Jack and the Beanstalk Trial		LEVELS		GRADES
The Jack and the Beanstalk Trial		L-R/24-40		3-6

12 pack

Perform this script about Jack and his magic beanstalk.

Product Info:

Code	WWA61818
ISBN-10	1-4509-5951-2
ISBN-13	978-1-4509-5951-3
Price	$ 50

Anansi the Spider and the Sky King: A Tale from Africa		LEVELS		GRADES
Anansi the Spider and the Sky King: A Tale from Africa		N-W/30-60		3-6

6 pack

Perform this tale from Africa about a sky king's fee for his stories.

Product Info:

Code	WWA61757
ISBN-10	1-4509-5945-8
ISBN-13	978-1-4509-5945-2
Price	$ 30

Leaf Monster: A Spanish American Tale		LEVELS		GRADES
Leaf Monster: A Spanish American Tale		N-U/30-50		3-6

6 pack

Perform this Spanish American tale about a trickster coyote.

Product Info:

Code	WWA61764
ISBN-10	1-4509-5946-6
ISBN-13	978-1-4509-5946-9
Price	$ 30

The Hodja's Fine Coat: A Tale from Turkey		LEVELS		GRADES
The Hodja's Fine Coat: A Tale from Turkey		N-V/30-60		3-6

12 pack

Perform this tale from Turkey about a guest of honor at a banquet.

Product Info:

Code	WWA61740
ISBN-10	1-4509-5944-X
ISBN-13	978-1-4509-5944-5
Price	$ 50

The Fox and Grapes at Belleville Elementary		LEVELS		GRADES
The Fox and Grapes at Belleville Elementary		N-X/30-60		3-6

12 pack

Perform this script about a drama club that puts on a musical version of an Aesop's fable.

Product Info:

Code	WWA71725
ISBN-10	1-4509-5965-2
ISBN-13	978-1-4509-5965-0
Price	$ 50

The Lion and the Mouse Shoot Hoops		LEVELS		GRADES
The Lion and the Mouse Shoot Hoops		N-X/30-60		3-6

12 pack

Perform this script about hidden talents.

Product Info:

Code	WWA71732
ISBN-10	1-4509-5966-0
ISBN-13	978-1-4509-5966-7
Price	$ 50

The Fox and the Cheese Queen		LEVELS		GRADES
The Fox and the Cheese Queen		N-X/30-60		3-6

12 pack

Perform this script about a clever fox and his plan to steal cheese from a crow.

Product Info:

Code	WWA71749
ISBN-10	1-4509-5967-9
ISBN-13	978-1-4509-5967-4
Price	$ 50

Demeter and Persephone: A Myth from Ancient Greece		LEVELS		GRADES
Demeter and Persephone: A Myth from Ancient Greece		Q-W/40-60		3-6

12 pack

Perform this ancient Greek myth about Persephone and her mother.

Product Info:

Code	WWA71664
ISBN-10	1-4509-5959-8
ISBN-13	978-1-4509-5959-9
Price	$ 50

Robin Hood Shoots for the Queen: A Legend from England		LEVELS		GRADES
Robin Hood Shoots for the Queen: A Legend from England		L-X/24-60		3-6

12 pack

Perform this legend from England about a queen who wants Robin Hood to shoot for her at the king's archery tournament.

Product Info:

Code	WWA71671
ISBN-10	1-4509-5960-1
ISBN-13	978-1-4509-5960-5
Price	$ 50

Quetzacoati Brings Corn to His People: A Legend from Mexico		LEVELS		GRADES
Quetzacoati Brings Corn to His People: A Legend from Mexico		N-U/30-50		3-6

12 pack

Perform this legend from Mexico about Quetzalcoatl's quest to find food for humans.

Product Info:

Code	WWA71688
ISBN-10	1-4509-5961-X
ISBN-13	978-1-4509-5961-2
Price	$ 50

The Gingerbread Boy Uptown		LEVELS		GRADES
The Gingerbread Boy Uptown		M-V/28-60		3-6

12 pack

Perform this script about a dancing gingerbread boy.

Product Info:

Code	WWA71695
ISBN-10	1-4509-5962-8
ISBN-13	978-1-4509-5962-9
Price	$ 50

Hansel and Gretel: The True Story		LEVELS		GRADES
Hansel and Gretel: The True Story		N-V/30-60		3-6

6 pack

Perform this script about what really happened between Hansel and Gretel and Esmerelda the witch.

Product Info:

Code	WWA71701
ISBN-10	1-4509-5963-6
ISBN-13	978-1-4509-5963-6
Price	$ 30

Sleepless Beauty		LEVELS		GRADES
Sleepless Beauty		N-S/30-44		3-6

12 pack

Perform this script about a princess who hasn't slept in four years.

Product Info:

Code	WWA71718
ISBN-10	1-4509-5964-4
ISBN-13	978-1-4509-5964-3
Price	$ 50

Brer Rabbit Hears a Big Noise in the Woods: An African-American Folktale		LEVELS		GRADES
		N-X/30-60		3-6

12 pack

Perform this African American folktale about a noise in the woods.

Product Info:

Code	WWA71633
ISBN-10	1-4509-5956-3
ISBN-13	978-1-4509-5956-8
Price	$ 50

Iktomi Takes to the Sky: A Native American Folktale		LEVELS		GRADES
Iktomi Takes to the Sky: A Native American Folktale		S-X/44-60		3-6

6 pack

Perform this Native American folktale about how a trickster's desire to fly brings him trouble.

Product Info:

Code	WWA71640
ISBN-10	1-4509-5957-1
ISBN-13	978-1-4509-5957-5
Price	$ 30

Kanchil Outsmarts the Crocodile: A Folktale from Malaysia and Indonesia		LEVELS		GRADES
		K-P/20-38		3-6

6 pack

Perform this folktale from Malaysia and Indonesia about cleverness.

Product Info:

Code	WWA71657
ISBN-10	1-4509-5958-X
ISBN-13	978-1-4509-5958-2
Price	$ 30

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Code	WW82608
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Reader's Theater: Folktales, Myths, and Legends

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Enrich literature study with scripts based on traditional genres from around the world.

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