Washoe County Library System

Publisher

Weston Woods Studios, a subsidiary of SCHOLASTIC Inc

Language

English

Description

This Pueblo Indian myth explains how the spirit of the Lord of the Sun was brought to the world of men.

2) Tim O'Toole and the wee folk: an Irish tale

Author

Publisher

Viking

Pub. Date

1990

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

A very poor Irishman is provided with magical things by the "wee folk", but he must then keep his good fortune out of the hands of the greedy McGoons.

3) The fox and the stork

Author

Series

A Green Light reader

Publisher

Harcourt Brace

Pub. Date

c1999

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Formats

Book, Early Reader

Description

A retelling of the La Fontaine fable in which a stork finds a way to outwit the fox that tricked him.

4) Raven: a trickster tale from the Pacific Northwest

Author

Series

Publisher

Harcourt Brace Jovanovich

Pub. Date

[1993]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

Raven, a Pacific Coast Indian trickster, sets out to find the sun.

5) Arrow to the sun: a Pueblo Indian tale

Author

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Caldecott Award Winners

Publisher

Viking Press

Pub. Date

1974

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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Description

An adaptation of the Pueblo Indian myth which explains how the spirit of the Lord of the Sun was brought to the world of men.

6) Jabuti the tortoise: a trickster tale from the Amazon

Author

Series

Publisher

Harcourt

Pub. Date

[2001]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

All the birds enjoy the song-like flute music of Jabuti, the tortoise, except Vulture who, jealous because he cannot sing, tricks Jabuti into riding his back toward a festival planned by the King of Heaven.

7) Musicians of the sun

Author

Publisher

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Pub. Date

c1997

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

In this retelling of an Aztec myth, Lord of the Night sends Wind to free the four musicians that the Sun is holding prisoner so they can bring joy to the world.

8) Coyote: a trickster tale from the American Southwest

Author

Series

Publisher

Harcourt Brace

Pub. Date

1994.

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

Coyote, who has a nose for trouble, insists that the crows teach him how to fly, but the experience ends in disaster for him.

9) Monkey: a trickster tale from India

Author

Series

Publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Pub. Date

c2011

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

Crocodile wants to feast on Monkey's heart and Monkey must outsmart him if he is to enjoy eating mangoes all day.

10) Coyote: un cuento folklorico del sudoeste de estados unidos

Author

Series

Publisher

Harcourt Brace

Pub. Date

c1995

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

Coyote, who has a nose for trouble, insists that the crows teach him how to fly, but the experience ends in disaster for him.

11) The Knight of the Lion

Author

Publisher

Four Winds Press

Pub. Date

c1979

Language

English

Description

A retelling of the adventures of Sir Yvain and his faithful lion, as the young knight goes through several trials to prove himself worthy of a great triumph.

12) Flecha al sol: un cuento de los indios pueblo

Author

Publisher

Live Oak Media

Pub. Date

1997

Language

Español

Description

An adaptation of the Pueblo Indian myth which explains how the spirit of the Lord of the Sun was brought to the world of men.

13) Daughter of Earth: a Roman myth

Author

Series

Arabus family saga volume 3

Publisher

Delacorte Press

Pub. Date

[1984]

Language

English

Description