Rikki Tikki Tavi and other Classic Tales

Rikki Tikki Tavi Author - Rudyard Kipling Narrator - Michael York A courageous mongoose becomes the loyal pet of a small boy named Teddy, and protects him and his family from two evil cobras who live in their garden. Hiawatha Author - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Narrator - Maureen Anderman Hiawatha's boyhood is gracefully brought to life against a background of authentic Native American music in this excerpt from Longfellow's classic poem. John Henry Author - Julius Lester Narrator - Samuel L. Jackson Based on the famous African American folk ballad "John Henry," this story tells of the legendary contest to the death between a spirited man with a hammer and a steam drill to build a tunnel through the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia. Noah's Ark Author - Jerry Pinkney Narrator - Dennis Haysbert This well-known biblical story will help children learn about our responsibility to care for the living things on earth.