Ideal for independent or guided reading. This book can be utilized in many ways:

• use the title of the book as a whole language unit
• use the book as a primary source in your social studies curriculum
• choose the stories to replace less significant stories in your reading anthology
• begin or end your day by discussing the stories

• The Merchant with Nothing to Sell (Jewish)
• Anancy and Commen Sense (Jamaica)
• The Wise Man and His Sons (Kenya)
• The Young Fox and the Old Fox (Austria)
• The Three Wishes (Puerto Rico)