In this retelling of a folktale, a group of slaves, unable to bear their sadness and starvation any longer, calls upon the African magic that allows them to fly away.

Drawn from the oral traditions of American folklore, these ghost stories and tales of weird happenings, witches, and graveyards have startling, funny, or surprising endings.

More traditional and modern-day stories of ghosts, witches, vampires, "jump" stories, and scary songs.

Based on a real person, this tall tale tells the story of legendary nurseryman Johnny Appleseed and how he introduced apple trees to large parts of the United States. Additional features to aid comprehension include background information and historical context of the tale, and an introduction to the author and illustrator"--Publisher's website.

Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain.

"Narrator Robin Miles brings Molly Bang's version of this traditional southern folktale to life...Background harmonic and steel guitar music add authenticity and a down-home feeling to the nicely paced tale." - Booklist

"Tall tale of Alfred Bulltop Stormalong, giant sailor and captain of a huge ship called the Courser--a ship so tall it had masts with hinges so it didn't get caught on the moon. Additional features to aid comprehension include background information and historical context of the tale, and an introduction to the author and illustrator"--Publisher's website.

The folklore surrounding history's towering figures often overshadows actual scholarship, both in terms of quantity and in terms of prevalence in the public consciousness. As one might expect with a revered national icon, nearly every facet of Abraham Lincoln's life has been subject to mythmaking as well as academic inquiry of widely varying quality and accuracy. In Lincoln Legends, noted historian and Lincoln expert Edward Steers Jr. carefully scrutinizes...

"Legendary lumberjack Paul Bunyan is often depicted as larger than life. Many places around the United States claim Bunyan really lived there. Scholars are still trying to discover whether Bunyan was an actual person or not. According to many stories, he was basically one of the first superheroes of fiction! Readers will love the folk tales describing the exploits of Bunyan and his pet, Babe the Blue Ox. Amusing images accompany the lively text, while...

Retold African American folktales of animals, fantasy, the supernatural, and desire for freedom, born of the sorrow of the slaves, but passed on in hope.