On My Own Folklore

Folklore characters come to life in these magically illustrated titles. Each story shares both the facts and the fiction behind the tall tale and explains how the story became a part of folklore.

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Cover: The Chocolate Tree: [A Mayan Folktale]

Cover: How Coyote Stole the Summer: [A Native American Folktale]

Cover: Bokuden and the Bully: [A Japanese Folktale]

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Title	Season	Lexile	GRL	ATOS	©	Add to Cart
Anansi and the Box of Stories: [A West African Folktale]		580	N	3.2	2008
Bokuden and the Bully: [A Japanese Folktale]		530	N	3.3	2009
Calamity Jane		600	N	4.2	2007
Casey Jones			N	4.2	2007
The Chocolate Tree: [A Mayan Folktale]		590	N	3.7	2009
The Dragon Emperor: [A Chinese Folktale]		780	N	4.7	2008
How Coyote Stole the Summer: [A Native American Folktale]		500	N	3.6	2009
John Henry			N	3.8	2007
The Lion and the Hare: [An East African Folktale]		410	N	3.1	2009
Little Sima and the Giant Bowl: [A Chinese Folktale]		610	N	4.0	2009
The Magic Pomegranate: [A Jewish Folktale]		690	N	4.0	2008
Mike Fink			N	4.0	2007
Paul Bunyan			N	4.1	2007
Pecos Bill			N	4.1	2007
The Tale of La Llorona: [A Mexican Folktale]		550	N	3.0	2008

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