Relates the traditional Brazilian legend of how the Sea Serpent's gift of darkness to his daughter brings night to the people of the rain forest.

The Sea Serpent's Daughter: A Brazilian Legend

Children's Books

Lippert, Margaret H.

Geography & Cultures

Demco Media

A magical retelling of a Liberian creation story Head is all alone. Body bounces along. Arms swing about. Legs stand around. They can't do much by themselves, so they try to work together. But how? This vibrant, joyous retelling of a traditional Liberian creation story shows how much can be accomplished with a little cooperation.

Head, Body, Legs: A Story from Liberia

Literature & Fiction

A magical retelling of a Liberian creation story Head is all alone. Body bounces along. Arms swing about. Legs stand around. They can't do much by themselves, so they try to work together. But how? This vibrant, joyous retelling of a traditional Liberian creation story shows how much can be accomplished with a little cooperation.

Head, Body, Legs: A Story from Liberia: A Story from Liberia

Paye, Won-Ldy

Teen & Young Adult

Turtleback Books

A magical retelling of a creation story from Liberia. "Long ago, Head was all by himself. He had no legs, no arms, no body. He rolled everywhere." Head is all alone. Body bounces along, Arms swing about, and Legs stand around. They can't do much by themselves, so they try to join together. But how? Should Head attach to the belly button? Should Legs stand on Arms? If only they can work together, everything will be perfect. This vibrant, joyous retelling of a traditional Liberian creation story shows how much can be accomplished with a little cooperation.

Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)

Mrs. Chicken and the Hungry Crocodile

Mrs. Chicken has to think fast to outwit hungry Crocodile, who wants to eat her for dinner.
One morning Mrs. Chicken took her bath in a puddle. "Cluck, cluck," she said proudly. "What a pretty chicken I am!"
Mrs. Chicken can't see her wings in the puddle, so she walks down to the river where she can admire all of herself. She doesn't know that Crocodile is there, waiting for dinner―and a tasty chicken would do nicely! To save herself, Mrs. Chicken tells Crocodile that they are sisters. But how can a speckled chicken and a green-skinned crocodile be related? Mrs. Chicken had better prove that they are, and fast, because Crocodile is getting hungrier . . .
The authors and illustrator of Head, Body, Legs join together to create another lively retelling of a popular African folktale.
Mrs. Chicken and the Hungry Crocodile is a 2004 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths

A wonderful folktale from the award-winning authors of Mrs. Chicken and the Hungry Crocodile The villagers are planting a garden, but Spider refuses to help. He has plenty of rice to eat, so why should he do all that hard work? Then one day Spider gets tired of plain rice and decides to pick some of the delicious produce. Imagine his surprise when the vegetables start talking! The talented team that created the award-winning titles Mrs. Chicken and the Hungry Crocodile and Head, Body, Legs join together once again for a laugh-out-loud funny Liberian story. The Talking Vegetables is a 2007 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

The Talking Vegetables

Relates the traditional Brazilian legend of how the Sea Serpent's gift of darkness to his daughter brings night to the people of the rain forest.

The Sea Serpent's Daughter: A Brazilian Legend (Legends of the World)

Bridgewater Books

The king of the sea gives the magical gift of darkness to his daughter and warns her loyal servants not to open it

Troll Communications Llc

The king of the sea gives the magical gift of darkness to his daughter and warns her loyal servants not to open it

LA Hija De LA Serpiente Marina: Una Leyenda Brasilena (Legends of the World/Leyendas Del Mundo)

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Galya, a merchant's daughter with two unkind sisters, goes in search of her love Finist the falcon, who is sometimes a bird and sometimes a fine young man

Finist the Falcon: A Russian Legend (Legends of the World Series)

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The Sea Serpent's Daughter: A Brazilian Legend

Head, Body, Legs: A Story from Liberia

Head, Body, Legs: A Story from Liberia: A Story from Liberia

Head, Body, Legs: A Story from Liberia

Mrs. Chicken and the Hungry Crocodile

The Talking Vegetables

The Sea Serpent's Daughter: A Brazilian Legend (Legends of the World)

The Sea Serpent's Daughter: A Brazilian Legend (Legends of the World)

LA Hija De LA Serpiente Marina: Una Leyenda Brasilena (Legends of the World/Leyendas Del Mundo)

Finist the Falcon: A Russian Legend (Legends of the World Series)