Twelve traditional tales about the sun and the moon from a variety of cultures.

Blending history and anecdote, geography and reminiscence, science and exposition, the New York Times bestselling author of Krakatoa tells the breathtaking saga of the magnificent Atlantic Ocean, setting it against the backdrop of mankind's intellectual evolution. Until a thousand years ago, no humans ventured into the Atlantic or imagined traversing its vast infinity. But once the first daring mariners successfully navigated to far shores—whether...

Here the noted folklorist brings together traditional accounts of epic events and adventures in the life of Hopi clans and villages, from legendary to historical times. The setting of these various adventures and events is not the Southwest as we know it today, but a vast and largely unpeopled wilderness in which clans and families wandered in search of a final living place, and in search of their collective identity. Notes, a pronunciation guide,...

The laziest man in all of Ireland catches a leprechaun, who offers a potato seed instead of a pot of gold for his freedom.

A twist on the classic tale "The Three Little Pigs," featuring three dassies named Mimbi, Pimbi, and Timbi and a pesky eagle.

Retells the story of Goldilocks, set in an Inuit village and featuring a family of polar bears.

A collection of fairy tales from the folklore of France, Germany, Scandinavia, Scotland, and England.

When the witch of Crookhaven, a village on the zigzagging coast of Ireland, has her horse stolen by the King and strikes back with famine and disaster, Kate decides to save the day by getting the horse back for her.

Hare turns his bad luck around by striking a clever deal with the rich and lazy bear down the road.