Engage Young Readers with 24 Fascinating Folktales from Around the World
Tall Tales, Fairy Tales, Fables, and more! Understanding the unique text features of different genres improves students’ reading comprehension in both English and Spanish.
Books are leveled for readers J–P.
Beautiful illustrations directly support text.
Tips and activities help teachers and parents improve children’s reading skills.
Teaching Cards for each title develop literary and genre analysis.
This is a fable about kindness and mercy. Mouse is feeling playful and wakes up Lion. At first Lion is angry. But Lion shows mercy on the Mouse. And that kindness is returned one day.
This Aesop’s Fable retelling is about two cousins who live in two very different places: the city and the country. They visit each other to try to decide which place is better. Which do you think is better?
This African American Tall Tale tells of John Henry, who was as big as an oak tree in overalls! He is famous as the strongest railroad worker in the east, west, north, and south.
Do you know why all chipmunks have three stripes down their backs? This pourquoi tale gives a creative explanation as to how this happened. This tale originated with the Seneca Indians.