When a huge white whale gets stuck between the banks of the Mississippi River causing the water to stop flowing, Jean Laffite finds a way to get the river moving again.
Jean Laffite and the Big Ol’ Whale
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Jigsaw Jackson
J. Jupiter Jackson, a potato farmer, discovers he is a genius at jigsaw puzzles, and so one winter he leaves the farm and his animals to seek fame and fortune.
John Henry
Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain.
Many Thousand Gone: African Americans from Slavery to Freedom
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Near Myths
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Noah’s Ark
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Old Dry Frye
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Paul Bunyan
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Fables Aesop Never Wrote
Fifteen original fables, including “Sour Crepes,” “Fox in Chicken Feathers,” and “The Dressy Wolf.”