Arcadia Public Library

"A retelling of the Greek myth of the Trojan war"-- Relive the thrills, grandeur, and tragedy of the Trojan War. Stylishly retold by Fry, he retells the epic battle with drama, humor, and vivid emotion.Hector, Odysseus, Helen-- their loves and their mortal enemies-- all burn bright in Fry's prose.

Henny-Penny and her barnyard friends are literally outfoxed on their way to tell the king that the sky is falling.

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.

"Can you trust a tiger? As a man makes his way to the market he sees a tiger trapped in a pit. He wants to help the tiger, but will he be safe if he does?"--

Collects 100 tales from around the world, including Africa, Western Europe, Native American cultures, Asia, and the Middle East, that feature a heroine. "This jewel of an anthology features courageous mothers, clever young girls, and warrior women, heroines that save lives and bring peace to their communities not through brute strength, although endurance is a frequent feat, but through creativity, intelligence, eloquence, wisdom, kindness, perseverance,...

A collection of twenty folk tales traditionally told to Japanese children.

Based on an Athabascan Indian legend passed along for many generations from mothers to daughters of the upper Yukon River Valley in Alaska, this is the suspenseful, shocking, ultimately inspirational tale of two old women abandoned by their tribe during a brutal winter famine. Though these women have been known to complain more than contribute, they now must either survive on their own or die trying. In simple but vivid detail, Velma Wallis depicts...

Inukpak the giant wanders the regions of the Arctic until he discovers a small hunter. Being lonely, he adopts the hunter who rides around on his shoulders and participates in many wild adventures.

A collection of scary folktales from the United States, China, England, Italy, Russia, and other countries around the world.

A collection of folktales and legends about pirates includes the story of Robin Hood's encounter with pirates while on vacation at the seashore, the saga of a band of Scottish pirates who attack a monastery, and the spooky tale of a merchant and his servant who discover an abandoned pirate ship.