Greta had always loved the fog, but it is not until she is ten years old that she finds the fog's magic entry into the past life of a now-deserted village. Each time the fog rolls in, Greta treks over the hills into the past, where time moves at a different pace. Greta grows to love the kindly family from the past and through them, to understand herself and her present world. A gentle, captivating fantasy that shifts effortlessly between past illusion and present reality. Book Six Each anthology contains seven or more short folktales from Asian countries such as Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Malaysia, and Japan.
Stories are of varied length, complexity, and illustrative style.
A repetitive question and answer story in which each page introduces an animal of a different colour to join a young boy on his walk. Powerful dark illustration sets the mood in this fictionalized account of the Underground Railway. Interspersed with brief text are the folk song's verses describing the slaves' route and their hardships. Introductory note about the Underground Railroad. Musical notation for the song.