A world full of nature stories / written by Angela McAllister ; illustrated by Hannah Bess Ross.

Subtitle from cover.

FLOWERS, FURIT AND SEED -- The queen of the flowers (Spain) -- Planting pears (China) -- Paul Bunyan's cornstalk (North America) -- The acorn and the pumpkin (France) -- The twelve months (Czech Republic) -- The magic fruit (Peru) -- Idun and the golden apples (Scandinavia)

WIND AND WEATHER -- Winter and summer (Mongolia) -- How the freshwater mussel brought the rain (West Africa) -- The four winds (North America) -- How lightening began (India) -- The first fog (North America) -- Little daughter of the snow (Russia) -- The girl who helped thunder (North America) -- Kotura, lord of the winds (Russia) -- Sparrow's search for rain (Canada)

CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL -- The first buffalo (Vietnam) -- The bee, the mouse and the beetle (Ireland) -- The giraffe and the oxpecker (Africa) -- The honest penny (Norway) -- The fox's tail (Palestine)

SUN, MOON AND STARS -- Phaeton (Greece) -- The king who wanted to touch the moon (Dominican Republic) -- The theft from the sun (North America) -- The big dipper brothers (Korea) -- How the sun was made (Australia) -- A garment for the moon (Eastern Europe)

LEAF AND TREE -- Jack and the beanstalk (England) -- The plum tree (Japan) -- The boastful bamboo (Japan) -- The tree god (India) -- The six brothers (New Zealand) -- The iron tree (South Pacific) -- The little fir tree (Germany) -- The gift of ku (Hawaii) -- Mikku and the trees (Estonia)

LAKE, RIVER, OCEAN -- The Pincoya's daughter (Chile) -- Green dragon pond (China) -- The adventure in the big box (Wales) -- King Djoser and the famine (Egypt) -- The ice spirit's wonderful grandson (The Netherlands) -- The princess of the springs (Brazil) -- The Grimsey man and the polar bear (Iceland) -- The lake that flew away (Estonia) -- The stoorworm (Scotland)

DESERT, MOUNTAIN, STONE -- Stone soup (Portugal) -- Leaping dragon mountain (China) -- Two grains of sand (Iraq) -- The story stone (North America) -- The fire on the mountain (Ethopia)

"50 classic nature stories from Angela McAllister are brought to life with sumptuous illustrations from Hannah Bess Ross, making this an anthology to treasure for a lifetime and celebrating nature and getting outdoors. This beautiful book of stories takes readers on a journey with 50 tales, featuring themes of nature from all around the world. Sit back, get comfortable and delve into this beautifully-illustrated collection of beloved nature stories from every corner of the globe. This rich resource collects together folk tales from home and legends and myths from distant lands to commemorate the animals, plants and the changing seasons that make planet Earth so beautiful. The folktales and fables in this book will capture imaginations and take readers on a journey around the world."--Publisher's description.