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Folklore

A child's book of wildflowers

M. A Kelly, Joyce Ann Powzyk

Describes a variety of wildflowers, discussing their appearance, blooming season, and significance in history and folklore

582.13
KEL

Weather signs

Ann Merk, Jim Merk

551.6
MER

Weather signs

Ted O'Hare

This book provides helpful weather signs, including clouds, rainbows, plants, and animals

551.63
OHA

Throw your tooth on the roof

Selby B Beeler, G. Brian Karas

Consists of brief statements relating what children from around the world do with a tooth that has fallen out

617.6
BEE

Maiden of the mist

Veronika Martenova Charles

When a young Seneca girl saves her people in the conflict between the horned viper and the thunder god, it results in the formation of Niagara Falls

398.2
CHA

The mud pony

Shonto Begay, Caron Lee Cohen

A poor boy becomes a powerful leader when Mother Earth turns his mud pony into a real one, but after the pony turns back to mud, he must find his own strength

398.2
COH

Mystic horse

Paul Goble

After caring for an old abandoned horse, a poor young Pawnee boy is rewarded by the horse's mystic powers

398.2
GOB

The brave little parrot

Susan Gaber, Rafe Martin

Because the brave little parrot does the thing that comes from its heart as it takes precious drops of water to the burning forest, things change in ways no one could imagine

294.3
MAR

Whoppers

Glen Rounds, Alvin Schwartz

A collection of tall tales involving animals, the weather, narrow escapes, and many other topics

398.2
SCH

Traveling to Tondo

Verna Aardema, Will Hillenbrand

On his way to his wedding, with his friends as attendants, a civet cat meets with extraordinary and unexpected delays

398.2
AAR
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