For every kid who loves a good scare, here are 20 spooky, macabre, and yet whimsical tales about the most fantastical beasts in American folklore.

Retells the fatal episodes in the lives of two foolish pigs and how the third pig managed to avoid the same pigfalls. All three pigs set out to seek their fortune, but two of them come to a sorry end.

This is one of those rare reference books that teachers and students alike find entertaining and useful. Judy Sierra and Robert Kaminski, renowned storytellers and folklorists, describe popular games from 137 countries and cultures, including over 20 games from Native American groups. Each game is easily learned and can be played by small groups in the classroom or on the playground. Clear instructions are given for all games, and simple diagrams...

"Each episode includes learning experiences for children, in both English and Spanish that encourage them to embrace and enjoy Hispanic traditions such as family, culture, folklore, and language"--Container.

Digital technology serves as our eyes in the world of the improbable and unexplained, the impossible and bizarre, and the biggest mystery of our existence. In his second book on ghosts of Colonial Williamsburg, Tim Scullion has embarked on a haunting journey over six years and 20,000 photos in the making. Historical and paranormal backgrounds are disclosed for 200 strange images that defy explanation and offer photographic evidence of a world beyond...

While staying with her Aunt Millie in the Appalachian Mountains of Kentucky in the summer of 1934, Kit tries to discover who is sabotaging a visiting folklore researcher.

In 1913, a Russian ballet incited a riot in Paris at the new Théâtre de Champs-Elysées. "Only a Russian could do that," says Aleksandr Ivanovich. "Only a Russian could make the whole world go mad." A century later, in November 2013, thousands of Ukrainian citizens gathered at Independence Square in Kyiv to protest then-President Yanukovych's failure to sign a referendum with the European Union, opting instead to forge a closer alliance with President...