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Caleb Woolf has designs on the basket of food that Cassie Cloak takes to her grandmother every Sunday, so they set a trap to teach him a lesson.

Until a thousand years ago, no humans ventured into the Atlantic or imagined traversing its vastness. But once the first daring mariners successfully navigated to far shores, whether it was the Vikings, the Irish, the Chinese, Christopher Columbus in the north, or the Portuguese and the Spanish in the south, the Atlantic evolved in the world's growing consciousness of itself as an enclosed body of water bounded by the Americas to the West, and by...

Collection of stories within stories, beginning with an account of the Creation, gleaned from the author's Hispanic traditions.

Three bears return home from a walk to find a little girl asleep in baby bear's bed.

"The story of a fun-loving Taino Indian boy who must learn the value of loyalty and hard work"--

In this Appalachian folktale, Jack outwits two giants who want fresh meat for breakfast.

Are mermaids compassionate beings waiting to save drowning sailors or vindictive creatures hoping to lure people to their deaths? The answer depends on the lore, which is vast and varied. Through the centuries, people around the world have reported seeing real mermaids on rocks or bobbing in the sea. Even in the 21st century, people are drawn to the mystery of the mermaid. Readers, too, will find the many mermaid stories and hoaxes in this engaging...

The animals of Alaska's far north teach life lessons in these retold tales from the classic Aesop's fables, set in the unique landscape of Alaska's wilderness.

"Readers learn how one child can make a difference when a young boy saves a village by plugging a hole in a dike with his finger"--Publisher.