A courageous mongoose thwarts the evil plans of Nag and Nagaina, two big black cobras who live in the garden.

An ugly duckling spends an unhappy year ostracized by the other animals before he grows into a beautiful swan.

Illustrations and minimal text relate the familiar fable of the race between a slow tortoise and a quick but foolish hare.

In this retelling of the classic Aesop fable, hardworking ants stock up for the winter while a fun-loving grasshopper plays all year long, until the cold weather arrives and he realizes his mistake in not planning ahead.

A chipmunk sails to the stars accompanied by a rhyming song.

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

"The true story behind the writing of Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech."--Provided by publisher.

Rudyard Kipling's beloved stories of the boy Mowgli, rescued and raised by tigers in the heart of the jungle. The tales feature such unforgettable creatures such as Bagheera, the graceful black panther; Baloo, the kindly brown bear; and Kaa, the snake with the hypnotic stare.

Using scraps cut from the family's old clothing, Tanya helps her grandmother and mother make a beautiful quilt that tells the story of her family's life.

A collection of nearly sixty fables from Aesop, including such familiar ones as "The Grasshopper and the Ants," "The North Wind and the Sun," "Androcles and the Lion," "The Troublesome Dog," and "The Fox and the Stork.".