Orem Library

Survey the legends and folklore about dragon habitat, appearance, and behavior in a fun question-and-answer format that reinforces inquiry-based learning for early elementary-age readers. A Stay Curious! Learn More feature models research skills and doubles as a mini media literacy lesson. Includes simple infographics, glossary, and index.

This is an old story. It is about a girl named Otilla who runs away. It is also about a house in the woods, and a skull who lives there, and a secret the skull has, and the night that Otilla finds out what that secret is.

With fun facts, a colorful design, and critical thinking questions, How to Find Unicorns inspires readers to take their love of the paranormal to the next level all while laughing and learning.

A treasury of six previously published stories about Strega Nona, the 'grandmother witch, ' and her sidekick, the bumbling Big Anthony, plus new material including introductions, a map, recipes, and an original lullaby (with sheet music and a CD).

The Lenapé Nation (often wrongly called the Delaware) consider themselves the Grandfathers of all the Algonquin peoples, among them the Cree, the Shawnee, the Powhatan, the Mahican; however, little has been written about the Lenapé, and their traditional stories have never been collected and set down.

Iroquois myths and legends were an important way for customs, beliefs, and histories to be passed down orally through the generations. These myths often explain natural events. In this creation myth, the creation of Earth by Sky Woman and Big Turtle is told. The Iroquois nature myth is retold in this brilliantly illustrated Native American myth.

Algonquin folk tale about a little boy who wanted the colors of the sunset.

In this retelling of an Inuit traditional story from the Western Arctic, a doll made by a poor old woman who is cast aside by her camp magically comes to life. The boy, with the beak of a raven, is raised as the old woman's son. When he is finally old enough to venture out on his own, he embarks on an epic journey to fight a beast from the depths of the ocean to create his own island world. This cautionary tale will leave readers pondering the values...

A visual and verbal fantasy suggested by a Tuscan legend about a young hero who wanders helpless each night in a nightmare world until a witch shows him how to find untroubled sleep.

Ancient Night is a twist on two Nahua traditions: the rabbit which the Feathered Serpent placed on the moon, and the Lord Opossum who ruled the earth when humans were first created, who stole fire from the gods to keep them warm.