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This Jazz Man

by Ehrhardt, Karen & Roth, Robert J.

Presents an introduction to jazz music and nine well-known jazz musicians, set to the rhythm of the traditional song, "This Old Man." Includes brief facts abou...

Why Butterflies Go By on Silent Wings

by Davol, Marguerite W. & Roth, Robert J.

When the world was young, butterflies were so noisy that they did not see the beauty around them--until a great storm transformed and silenced them.

The Natural Law Party

a reason to vote

by Roth, Robert J.

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Mama Provi and the Pot of Rice

by Rosa-Casanova, Sylvia & Roth, Robert J.

Mama Provi takes chicken and rice to her sick granddaughter Lucy who lives upstairs.

Journey of the Nightly Jaguar

Inspired by an Ancient Mayan Myth

by Albert, Burton & Roth, Robert J.

In this Maya legend the sun becomes a jaguar at night, stalking through the jungle until it appears again as the sun in the eastern sky.

Tiger Woman

by Yep, Laurence & Roth, Robert J.

When she refuses to share her food with a beggar, an old woman finds herself transformed into various animals, until she learns a lesson about greed.

When the Monkeys Came Back

by Franklin, Kristine L. & Roth, Robert J.

Always remembering how the monkeys in her Costa Rican valley disappeared when all the trees were cut down, Marta grows up, plants more trees, and sees the monk...

Nobiah's well

a modern African folktale

by Guthrie, Donna & Roth, Robert J.

An African boy carrying home precious water for his family shares it with a succession of animals and eventually has his kindness repaid in an unexpected way.

Pearl Moscowitz's Last Stand

by Levine, Arthur & Roth, Robert J.

Pearl Moscowitz takes a stand when the city government tries to chop down the last ginko tree on her street.

And in the Beginning

by Williams, Sheron & Roth, Robert J.

Describes how Mahtmi created the first man from the dark rich earth of Mount Kilimanjaro and gave him a gift marking him as special.