The Qalupalik

The Qalupalik

Author: Elisha Kilabuk

Publisher: Inuit Folktales

Published: 2023-11-07

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781772274875

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All Inuit know about the qalupaliit, strange creatures that live under the sea ice and carry away unsuspecting children on their backs. But when one bright young orphan strays too close to the ice, he soon learns that while qalupaliit may be very scary, they are also easily tricked.


Putuguq and Kublu

Putuguq and Kublu

Author: Danny Christopher

Publisher: Putuguq and Kublu

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781772271430

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When one of Putuguq's pranks on his sister Kublu does not go as planned, the siblings find themselves on the land with their grandfather, learning a bit about Inuit history.


A Promise is a Promise

A Promise is a Promise

Author: Robert N. Munsch

Publisher: Dramatic Publishing

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 44

ISBN-13: 9780871294937

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". . . warmth and humor of Munsch at his best".--Globe and Mail. Full-color illustrations.


How the World Was Made: A Cherokee Creation Myth

How the World Was Made: A Cherokee Creation Myth

Author: Anita Yasuda

Publisher: ABDO

Published: 2012-09-01

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1614788693

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Cherokee myths and legends were an important way for customs, beliefs, and histories to be passed down orally through the generations. These myths often explain natural events. In this creation myth, the creation of Earth by the animals and insects is told. The Cherokee nature myth is retold in this brilliantly illustrated Native American Myth. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Short Tales is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.


The Legend of the Fog

The Legend of the Fog

Author: Qaunaq Mikkigak

Publisher: Inuit Folktales

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781772271362

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When a young man comes across a giant who wants to take him home and cook him for dinner, the young man's quick thinking saves him from being devoured--and releases fog into the world for the very first time.


Warrior Twins: A Navajo Hero Myth

Warrior Twins: A Navajo Hero Myth

Author: Anita Yasuda

Publisher: ABDO Publishing Company

Published: 2012-09-01

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1614789312

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The Navajo people often told stories that taught the listener the tribe's customs and history. In this hero myth, the story of the twins who saved Earth from the monsters leading to the creation of the Navajo clans is shared. The Navajo hero myth is retold in this brilliantly illustrated Native American Myth. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Short Tales is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.


Hercules

Hercules

Author: Paul D. Storrie

Publisher: Graphic Universe ™

Published: 2006-08-01

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 0822572141

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The son of Zeus, king of the gods, and a mortal mother, Hercules faces the wrath of Zeus's wife Hera, who resents her illegitimate stepson and vows to bring him misery. She tricks Hercules into performing a series of twelve seemingly impossible labors. Is Hercules strong enough to foil her scheme?


Stolen Fire: A Seminole Trickster Myth

Stolen Fire: A Seminole Trickster Myth

Author: Anita Yasuda

Publisher: ABDO

Published: 2012-09-01

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1614788715

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The Seminole people often told stories that taught the listener lessons on human behavior. In this trickster myth, we learn that rabbit helped humans get fire. The Seminole trickster myth is retold in this brilliantly illustrated Native American Myth. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Short Tales is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.


Mommy Sayang

Mommy Sayang

Author: Rosana Sullivan

Publisher: Disney Electronic Content

Published: 2019-04-02

Total Pages: 46

ISBN-13: 1368044166

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In a Malaysian kampung, or village, lives little Aleeya and her dear Mommy sayang. Aleeya and Mommy do everything together, and in Aleeya's dreams, they dance among enormous hibiscus flowers. Aleeya loves to ask Mommy if she will always be by her side. Mommy assures her that she will, Insh'Allah. But one day, Mommy becomes sick. Alone, Aleeya waits for her return, and it's in this moment that Aleeya realizes she can always be by Mommy's side. With a hibiscus flower in hand, Aleeya goes to Mommy's bedside to bring her love and hope. Little by little, Mommy sayang gets better.