Includes bibliographical references (pages 108-109).
Contents:
Story map -- Introduction -- "The dragon king" -- "The circle of life" -- "The banyan tree" -- "Why ants live all around" -- "Lighting the New Year" -- "Finding fire" -- "The sky garden" -- "The discontented pine tree" -- "The corn girl" -- "Stairway to the stars" -- "The deer's antlers" -- "The first woodpecker" -- "Day without night" -- "King and queen of the skies" -- "The flower thief" -- "Searching for summer" -- "Souls of the earth" -- "Selkie island" -- "Seeds of friendship" -- "The fox and the armadillo" -- Background to the stories -- Talking points.
Summary:
"This beautiful anthology of 20 stories about the natural world is drawn from global cultures. Readers will journey all around Earth: across the wide savanna, into the deep forest, over mighty mountains, down to the ocean depths, and into the skies. Join the bold, adventurous characters as they sail to the Moon, create the first fire, find the summer, and grow orchards of friendship." -- page [4] of cover
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.