Don't be scared of this collection! Experience spine- tingling encounters with some of the most outlandish creatures in the world. Essential reading for young monster lovers. Ages 3-7

A collection of six folktales that introduce the reader to monsters from around the world.

Mischievous Ntombi, the Chief's daughter, isn't at all afraid of the fearsome Ilunge River. But when she goes to swim there, she enrages the Mother of Monsters and causes more trouble than she could’ve imagined! Can Ntombi survive the monster’s gigantic head, bulging eyes and thick, slimy scales?

A gardener goes on a quest to obtain an ogre feather to cure the ailing king—only to discover that the king’s daughter, who was previously captured by the ogre, has her own tricks up her sleeve. This illustrated chapter book retelling of an Italian folktale is available individually and as part of the Stories from around the World: 4 Tales of Problem-Solving & Wit set.

Discover what happens when a brave woman and her husband are kind to a terrible Chenoo. Instead of letting themselves be scared of this man-eating monster, they feed him, provide him with clothes, and make him snug and warm in their home. Can they melt his frozen heart?

The purpose of this book is to give media specialists, teachers and/or teacher helpers and parents a guide to using beginning chapter books to encourage first and second graders to read independently. The book contains in-depth lesson plans for 35 early chapter books. Each lesson contains bibliographic information plus setting, characters, plot, solution, and book summary. Activities for the media specialist to provide schema, prediction, fluency, and information literacy skill instruction is provided as well. Teacher activities included address phonics, phonemic awareness, decoding, fluency, and the comprehension strategies of recall, inference, and synthesis. Each book section also features a parent take-home page of extension/enrichment ideas.

Little girls will adore the cross-cultural adventures of these fairy-tale princesses. A Smithsonian Notable Book Award winner, this rich anthology comes with a CD to which little princesses can listen along; their brothers may prefer its companion, The Barefoot Book of Pirates.

Become inspired by this breathtaking collection that brings together seventy-four of the finest poems in the English language, celebrating all manner of human experience. Features introduction from UK Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy.