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The Day of the Great Wave: and Other Folktales
The Day of the Great Wave and Other Folktales Author:Highlights for Children (Editors) 17 of the most popular folktales from the pages of Highlights for Children. Full of engaging stories from many cultures. — Contents: — The day of the great wave / retold by Marcella Fisher Anderson -- — The secret of happiness / by Margery Smith -- — The measuring chain / by Meg Elbow -- — The silkie / retold by Frances Wright-John... more »son --
Challenge to the king / by D.J. Chasonas --
Ungrateful Anna / retold by Irene Stack --
Li Chang, Rainmaker / retold by Bernadette P.N. Lee Shih --
Hodja-din visits a friend / retold by A.A. Howe --
Water for the chief / retold by Eleanor E. Ullman --
The three wishes / retold by Ann Stacey --
How the northland got daylight / adapted by Christine Malagodi. Ivan the fool / retold by Alexander Kucherov --
The gratitude of the crane / retold by Kimiko Tonogai --
The disappearing island / adapted by Pat Clyne --
Wisdom and Li Ming / retold by Dorothy L. Allen --
What size is kindness? / retold by Josepha Sherman --
The legend of the red bird / retold by Bonnie Highsmith Taylor.« less