Fairy Tales Around the World

 
Take your students on a literary journey around the world.

Read folktales, fairy tales, myths, and legends from across the globe and discover where the stories originated and evolved with links through Google Earth. Each story takes students on a historical and geographic adventure with links to places where the story began and where the version explored is set, allowing students to see what those places look like today. In addition, links to videos and related resources provide students with a deeper context in which to understand these ancient tales and build their background knowledge.

Below you will find additional resources to support the use of these books in the classroom. To see the Google Earth Voyager Story click on this link (best viewed in Chrome): Fairy Tales Around the World.

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Cinderella

Written by Amy Ehrlich and Illustrated by Susan Jeffers
Cinderella lives with her cruel stepmother and step sisters, and treats them with kindness, even...
Pre-K - 3rd
15604

The Funny Little Woman

Written by Arlene Mosel and Illustrated by Blair Lent
A happy, funny woman liked to make rice dumplings. One day, one of her dumpling rolled off the table...
Pre-K - K
15964

Tim O'Toole and the Wee Folk

Written by Gerald McDermott
Tim O’Toole and his wife, Kathleen, are so poor they have not a penny or a potato between them. Even...
K - 3rd
15938

The Talking Eggs

Written by Robert D. San Souci and Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
In an adaptation of a Creole folktale, Blanche is kind, loving and patient, but her older sister...
Pre-K - 3rd

Strega Nona

Written and Illustrated by Tomie dePaola
Strega Nona, or Grandmother Witch, is a witch doctor who helps the people in her village with her...
Pre-K - 3rd
15933

Abiyoyo

Written by Pete Seeger and Illustrated by Michael Hays
A lttle boy and his magician father lull a hungry giant to sleep and make him disappear.
2nd - 3rd
15934

Aladdin and the Magic Lamp Graphic Novel

Written by Carl Bowen and Illustrated by Alfonso Ruiz
The story of Aladdin, a poor youth living in Al Kal’as. One day, the crafty boy outsmarts an evil...
2nd - 4th
15936

Hansel and Gretel

Written by Rika Lesser and Illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky
Hansel and Gretel are brother and sister. Their family is very poor and can't afford to feed them...
Pre-K - 3rd
15932

Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave

Written by Marianna Mayer and Illustrated by Kinuko Y. Craft
Kind and beautiful Vasilisa lives with her cruel stepmother and stepsisters. When her stepmother...
2nd - 3rd
15963

The Wild Swans

Written by Hans Christian Anderson and Illustrated by Helen Crawford White
A princess has eleven brothers. The twelve siblings live happily and well, until their father...
3rd - 7th