Rachel Isadora

A brief biography of the woman whose unique style of dance was not readily accepted by audiences at the turn of the twentieth century.

"A simplified version of the tale, set in Africa, in which a girl proves that she is a real princess by feeling a pea through twenty mattresses and twenty featherbeds." -- Provided by publisher.

Recasts in an African setting the familiar fairy tale in which a beautiful girl with extraordinarily long hair is imprisoned in a lonely tower by a witch.

A toddler plays peek-a-boo throughout the day.

"A retelling, set in Africa, of the story of twelve princesses who dance secretly all night long and how their secret is eventually discovered." -- Provided by publisher.

Kofi can't sleep in his new home in the United States, so his older sister Abena soothes his fears about life in a different country by telling him two folktales from their native Ghana about the nature of wisdom and perseverance.