Ann Grifalconi

A grandmother explains to her listeners why in their village on the side of a volcano the men live in square houses and the women in round ones.

Sent by her mother to the edge of the Niger to gather rushes for the Ceremony of Beginnings, Nsia encounters many distractions, until the ancestors' spirits guide her on her way to becoming a wise little woman.

A brief biography of the woman who disguised herself as a man and joined the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.

In this tale from the Amhara people of Ethiopia, a patient woman uses her experience with a wild lion to win the love of her new stepson.

When Wind, Fire, and Rain meet in the land of the Yoruba to decide which of them is the greatest, Wind and Fire make great shows of strength, but Rain demonstrates the power of gentleness.

Everett Anderson has a difficult time coming to terms with his grief after his father dies.

Describes briefly several architectural and technological concepts important today which were discovered and employed by the Incas hundreds of years ago. Includes the building of suspension bridges, making of maps, use of calendars, and irrigation of crops.