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Un chien nommé pet: Comment un pet a sauvé le monde
By Stefan Waidelich. 2021
L'une des aventures les plus folles des livres pour enfants depuis que les dragons ont été inventés. Comment un petit…
chevalier et son étrange petit chiot, Ont rassemblé leur courage et former le meilleur des duos. Comment un pet a vaincu de méchants extraterrestres armés, Et comment le roi Arthur et son chien Pet sont devenus amis pour l'éternité. Tout cela dans le livre, vous allez trouver, Avec des rimes amusantes, vous allez adorer ! Joliment illustré pour étonner et amuser, C'est l'aventure la plus folle depuis les dragons et les Chevaliers. Oui, il y a des pets et il y en a partout. Tout le monde en fait, ce n'est pas grave, c'est tout ! Offrez ce livre rigolo en cadeau, Pour voir rire un enfant, quoi de plus beau ! Appuyez vite sur le bouton « acheter ». Et ravissez les petits avec cette histoire de pet !Squirrel seeks chipmunk: a modest bestiary
By David Sedaris, Ian Falconer. 2010
Sixteen tales in which animals--toads, storks, bears, mice, cats, pot-bellied pigs, rabbits, and more--act like humans. In "The Faithful Setter,"…
a dog lamenting his mixed-breed wife's affair with the bulldog across the street finds surprising comfort on a stud assignment. Strong language. Bestseller. 2010Twinkle, twinkle, little lamb
By Bridget Heos, Sarah Jennings. 2018
When a little girl gets the words mixed up to Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and Mary Had a Little Lamb,…
Star loves being Mary's new beloved pet. But Lamb doesn't appreciate his new "starring" role. Will the mix-up ever be set right?The legend of Mackinac Island (Legends Ser.)
By Kathy-Jo Wargin, Gijsbert Van Frankenhuyzen. 1999
Retells the story of the great turtle Makinauk that enlists the aid of other animals to help create the special…
place known as Mackinac Island. A 1999 Michigan Notable book. For grades 2-4. 1999Mabela the clever
By Tim Coffey, Margaret Read MacDonald. 2001
The boy who lived with the seals
By Rafe Martin, David Shannon. 1993
A boy who has grown up in the sea with seals returns to his tribe but is strangely changed, in…
this story based on a folktale of the Chinook people. For grades 2-4 and older readersGloucester's sea serpent
By Wayne Soini. 2010
A Gloucester native and local historian investigates one of his hometown's most intriguing mysteries: did a Loch Ness-like sea monster…
really stop by its harbor in 1817? For high school and adult readersRow, row, row your boat
By Jane Cabrera. 2014
Monsters and water beasts: creatures of fact or fiction?
By Karen Miller, Sergio Ruzzier. 2007
Presents firsthand accounts and scientists' opinions about extraordinary creatures of land and sea: Bigfoot, Big Bird of Texas, hoop snakes,…
Mothman, the Jersey Devil, Sea Maiden of Biloxi, Champ, Sea Serpent of Gloucester, and the Cadborosaurus. Discusses whether these folkloric beasts have a factual basis. For grades 3-6. 2007Magic hoofbeats: horse tales from many lands
By Josepha Sherman, Linda Wingerter. 2004
Eight folktales about magical horses with special powers to help their riders triumph, gathered from North America, India, Russia, Iran,…
and Europe. Includes information about the different breeds of horses that live in these countries. For grades 3-6. 2004Spider spins a story: fourteen legends from Native America (G - Reference, Information And Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.)
By Jill Max, Robert Annesley. 1997
Presents folk tales from various native peoples including the Kiowa, Zuni, Cherokee, Hopi, Navajo, and Muskogee, all featuring the spider…
character. In "Iktomi and Buzzard: A Lakota Legend," the arrogant spider figure learns the importance of kindness and humility. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 1997Encyclopedia of Black folklore and humor
By Henry D Spalding, Henry D. Spalding. 1990
This comprehensive, landmark collection of African-American wit and humor was originally published in 1972. It includes folktales, jokes, song, poetry,…
and recipes that reflect 350 years of the African-American presence in the colonies and states of the nation. Each of the seven sections opens with an introduction that provides historical, social, or cultural contextBetween heaven and earth: bird tales from around the world
By Howard A Norman. 2004
Five stories from Australia, Norway, Sri Lanka, China, and Matabeleland (in Africa) featuring birds who complicate human lives. In "The…
Bird Who Sang like a Warthog" a young husband is jealous of his blind brother-in-law's ability to recognize bird calls and tries to cheat him. For grades 3-6. 2004Battle royale: 5 books in 1! (Who would win?)
By Jerry Pallotta, Rob Bolster. 2018
Five previously published books featuring dangerous animals and the characteristics that make them deadly and likely to win in a…
fight. Includes Killer Whale vs. Great White Shark, Rhino vs. Hippo, Tyrannosaurus rex vs. Velociraptor, Wolverine vs. Tasmanian Devil, and Alligator vs. Python. For grades K-3. 2014Zzzng! zzzng! zzzng!: a Yoruba tale
By Phillis Gershator, Greg Henry. 1998
The story of grizzly bear looking up
By Claude Schaeffer. 2008
This is the story of a Salish boy whose tribal members all died of smallpox. A grizzly bear came and…
took him to another tribal unit, for which he eventually became the Chief. For preschool-grade 2An ornery bunch: tales and anecdotes collected by the WPA Montana Writers Project, 1935-1942
By WPA Montana's Writer's Project, Megan Hiller, WPA Montana Writer's Project Staff. 1999
Between 1935 and 1942, the field workers for the Montana Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), conducted oral…
history interviews and researched folklore for a Montana folklore publication. Read about beer rustling in Butte, horses so fast they can outrun a storm, winters so cold they'll freeze your shadow to the ground, and the touching first meeting of Brother Van and Kid Curry. Some of Montana's first pioneers recorded these outrageous and often hilarious tales covering everything from a poker-playing magpie to the accepted cure for a greedy hunter. Every Westerner with a sense of humor and heritage, and folklorists everywhere, must add this book to their collectionsThe wildlife stories of Faith McNulty
By Faith McNulty, Robin Brickman. 1980
Twelve tales explore a single animal or species, ranging from the everyday to the exotic. They include such accounts as…
efforts to save the whooping crane, rescuing a woodchuck 'homely as a burlap bag,' and glimpsing an ancient species of monkey in a Madagascar forestThe Best book of riddles, puns, and jokes
By Bronnie Cunningham, Amy Aitken. 1979