Short
Ancient Myths & Folktales for Kids (Word format)
Retold by Lin Donn
Anansi
the Spider (Africa, Ghana)
The
Lion's Whisker (Africa, Kush/Nubia)
Place of
the Prickly Pear Cactus (Aztec)
Journey
of a Princess (Aztec, grades 6-12)
Wise
Owl (Iroquois Myth)
How
Raven Stole Crow's Potlatch (Northwest Coastal
Pacific Myth)
Clever
Coyote (Comanche Buffalo Myth)
Child
of Water and Little Blue Rock (Apache Myth)
Theseus
and the Minotaur (Minoan/Greek)
Little
Io (Greek Version)
The
Oracle at Delphi (Greek Myth)
Hades and the King of Corinth (Greek
Myth)
Apollo
and
Cassandra (Greek Myth)
Pandora's
Box (Greek Myth)
Demeter
and Persephone (Greek Myth)
Hercules
(Greek Myth)
How
Aphrodite Caused the Trojan War (Greek)
Legend
of the Trojan Horse (Greek)
The
Cyclops Cave & The Sirens
(Greek, from "The
Odyssey" by Homer)
Loawnu
the Wise Woman (Xia Times, Ancient China)
Wang
the Peddler (Han Times, Ancient
China)
The
Legend of the Shadow Puppet (Han Times, Ancient China)
The
Legend of Gilgamesh (Sumerian)
How
Marduk Became the King of ALL the Gods (Babylonian)
Little
Io
(Roman Version, which is exactly the same
as the Greek
version with Roman god names,
because that's how the Romans did things)
The
Legend of Romulus and Remus (Ancient
Rome)
Horatius
at the Bridge (Ancient
Rome)
The
Punic Wars & Hannibal of Carthage (Ancient
Rome)
The Warrior
Well (Ancient Mongolia)
The
Hero Twins (Maya)
Happy
Together (Russian Folktale)
Short Stories for
Kids
based on historical events (Word format)
Written by Lin Donn
Walking
Home (US Homefront, WWII)
Rosa
Parks & the Montgomery Bus Boycott
(Civil Rights, 1955)
The
1962 Seattle World's Fair
Written by Lin's author/artist Mom
- Dorothy Jones Scalzo
1930's
Life on the Farm during the Great Depression
Back
of the Bus (Civil Rights, 1935)
Welcome
Home (Civil Rights, 1945)
Safety
Stories for Kids
(Word format)
Written by Lin
Donn for Askacop.org
The
Flyer
The
Babysitter
Joey's
Turn
The
Coldest Day
The
List
Was
Columbus Smart about Safety?
Retold by Lin Donn;
illustrated by Phillip Martin
Holidays
& Special
Days
Jan/Feb
Chinese
New Year
Groundhog
Day
Presidents
Day
Martin
Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, and the Montgomery Bus Boycott - Black
History Month
March/April
April
Fool's Day
Earth
Day Every Day
May/June
Mother's
Day
Father's
Day
July/Aug
July
4th - Independence Day
Sept/Oct
Grandparents
Day
The
Ghost with the Most!
Halloween
Bats
Nov/Dec
Kwanzaa
Time
The
Trouble With Time
Daylight
Savings Time
Native American
Stories
The
Invisible Warrior (Woodland Indians, Cinderella Story)
Wise
Owl (Northeast Woodland Indians, Iroquois Myth)
Clever
Coyote (Plains Indians, Buffalo Story)
Child
of Water & Little Blue Rock (Southwest, Apache Myth)
How
Raven Stole Crow's Potlatch (Pacific Northwest Indians)
The
Adventures of the Hero Twins (myth, Mayas)
Asian Stories
The
Story of Mulan (China)
The
Story of the Warrior Well (China/Mongolia)
Ancient
Chinese Dragons (myth, China)
Happy
Together - The Story of the Nesting Dolls (Japan/Russia)
African Stories
The
Most Ancient Race, the San People
Bee-ware
from Bee-hind (African Folk Tale)
Ancient
Civilizations & Mythology
What
is Archaeology?
How
Man Began
The
Story of Rameses II (Egypt)
Hermes
and Apollo (myth, Greece)
Mercury
and Apollo (myth, Roman version)
Nero
at the Circus Maximus (Rome)
Nero
Goes Insane (Rome)
Aesop's
Fables
Aesop
and His Fables
Fox
and Crow
Fox
and Sick Lion
7 Wonders
of the
Ancient World
All
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Great
Pyramid at Giza
Hanging
Gardens of Babylon
Statue
of Zeus at Olympia
Temple
of Artemis at Ephesus
Mausoleum
at Halicarnassus
Colossus
of Rhodes
Lighthouse
at Alexandria
We're published! Take a look!
Mr. Donn and Maxie's Ancient History PowerPointsŪ Series
Written by Lin & Don Donn,
illustrated by Phillip Martin
See Also: Mr.
Donn and Maxie's Always Something You Can Use Series
Written by Lin & Don Donn
