These fifty-four wonder-filled stories, adapted for curious young minds, describe in simple folktale style how many amazing creatures of the earth were created — and why they look and act as they do — and other natural phenomena.
Learn why the rabbit is timid and the bear has a short tail. Find out how fire was brought to the Indians, and how summer came to the earth. Discover why the sea is salty and evergreen trees never lose their leaves. Meet the children in the moon and the first grasshopper.
Enhanced by 29 illustrations, these beguiling narratives gathered from primitive cultures around the world will delight children, lovers of tall tales, and anyone interested in folklore from faraway lands.
About the Author
Florence Holbrook was a teacher, activist, and author. She attended the old Chicago University. She then worked at Oakland High School and later became principal. Holbrook also worked as the principal at Forestville Elementary school and the Phillips Junior High School. She was an advocate for the arts and physical education in addition to being pacifist and suffragist. Holbrook was a member of the Chicago Peace Society, Chair of the Women’s Peace Committee of the Chicago Political Equity League, and President of the Chicago Division of the Illinois State Teachers Association. In 1913 she was part of the International Women’s Suffrage Alliance Conference at the Hague, and the 1915-1916 Schwimmer’s Ford Peace Expedition. Holbrook authored The Hiawatha Primer, The Book of Nature Myths, Northland Heroes, and Cave, Lake and Mound Dwellers.
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