The Basic vocabulary series

Eighteen stories, based on true episodes, about the people and animals in a circus, such as the first woman trapeze artist to do the triple somersault, and the elephant who stole lemonade.

Stories about animals from the folklore of different countries and peoples, including tales about domestic animals such as a goat or camel, jungle beasts, or other wild animals.

Tales from the folklore of those American Indians whose lodges were usually called wigwams and who were forest peoples. The tribes included are the Menominee, Ojibway, Chippeway, Iroquois, Mohawk, Seneca and Algonquian Indians.

Stories of elephants like Jumbo, billed as "the biggest elephant in the world," or Alice, who loved to mash cans until she squashed one with her trunk in it.

Stories, based on true experiences, about lions and tigers, in the wild, on African ranches, in the circus, at the zoo, or in towns through which a circus has been passing.

Nineteen stories, based on true episodes about different kinds of bears throughout the world, such as the Alaskan brown bear and the sloth bear of India.

Twelve easy-to-read legends of the Pueblo Indians, showing their beliefs and way of life.