Author:
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780805064766
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
Ananse the spider thinks he will marry the daughter of the village chief, but instead he is outsmarted by Lizard.
Ananse and the Lizard
Author:
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780805064766
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
Ananse the spider thinks he will marry the daughter of the village chief, but instead he is outsmarted by Lizard.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780805064766
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
Ananse the spider thinks he will marry the daughter of the village chief, but instead he is outsmarted by Lizard.
West African Folk Tales
Author: Hugh Vernon-Jackson
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486149811
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Collection of traditional folk tales introduces a host of interesting people and unusual animals — among them "The Cricket and the Toad," "The Tortoise and His Broken Shell," and "The Boy in the Drum."
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486149811
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Collection of traditional folk tales introduces a host of interesting people and unusual animals — among them "The Cricket and the Toad," "The Tortoise and His Broken Shell," and "The Boy in the Drum."
Jamaica Anansi Stories
Author: Collected by Martha Warren Beckwith
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465517057
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465517057
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Martina the Beautiful Cockroach
Author: Carmen Agra Deedy
Publisher: Holiday House
ISBN: 1682631419
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
The beautiful Martina Josefina Catalina Cucaracha doesn't know coffee beans about love and marriage, so when suitors come calling, what is she to do? Luckily, she has her Cuban family to help! While some of the Cucarachas offer Martina gifts to make her more attractive, only Abuela, her grandmother, gives her some useful advice: spill coffee on his shoes to see how he handles anger. At first, Martina is skeptical of her Abuela's suggestion, but when suitor after suitor fails the Coffee Test, she wonders if a little green cockroach can ever find true love. After reading this award-winning retelling of the Cuban folktale, readers will never look at a cockroach the same way again. Carmen Agra Deedy delivers a delightfully inventive Cuban twist on the beloved Martina folktale, complete with a dash of café Cubano.
Publisher: Holiday House
ISBN: 1682631419
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
The beautiful Martina Josefina Catalina Cucaracha doesn't know coffee beans about love and marriage, so when suitors come calling, what is she to do? Luckily, she has her Cuban family to help! While some of the Cucarachas offer Martina gifts to make her more attractive, only Abuela, her grandmother, gives her some useful advice: spill coffee on his shoes to see how he handles anger. At first, Martina is skeptical of her Abuela's suggestion, but when suitor after suitor fails the Coffee Test, she wonders if a little green cockroach can ever find true love. After reading this award-winning retelling of the Cuban folktale, readers will never look at a cockroach the same way again. Carmen Agra Deedy delivers a delightfully inventive Cuban twist on the beloved Martina folktale, complete with a dash of café Cubano.
Our Children Can Soar
Author: Michelle Cook
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1619631164
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Rosa sat so Martin could march. Martin marched so Barack could run.Barack ran so Our children can soar. This is the seed of a unique and inspirational picture book text, that is part historical, part poetry, and entirely inspirational. It symbolically takes the reader through the cumulative story of the US Civil Rights Movement, showing how select pioneers' achievements led up to this landmark moment, when we have elected our first black President. Each historical figure is rendered by a different award-winning African-American children's book illustrator, representing the singular and vibrant contribution that each figure made. Lending historical substance, the back matter includes brief biographies of: George Washington Carver, Jesse Owens, Hattie McDaniel, Ella Fitzgerald, Jackie Robinson, Rosa Parks, Ruby Bridges, Thurgood Marshall, Martin Luther King Jr., Barack Obama.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1619631164
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Rosa sat so Martin could march. Martin marched so Barack could run.Barack ran so Our children can soar. This is the seed of a unique and inspirational picture book text, that is part historical, part poetry, and entirely inspirational. It symbolically takes the reader through the cumulative story of the US Civil Rights Movement, showing how select pioneers' achievements led up to this landmark moment, when we have elected our first black President. Each historical figure is rendered by a different award-winning African-American children's book illustrator, representing the singular and vibrant contribution that each figure made. Lending historical substance, the back matter includes brief biographies of: George Washington Carver, Jesse Owens, Hattie McDaniel, Ella Fitzgerald, Jackie Robinson, Rosa Parks, Ruby Bridges, Thurgood Marshall, Martin Luther King Jr., Barack Obama.
Spider and the Sky God
Author:
Publisher: Troll Communications
ISBN: 9780816728121
Category : Anansi (Legendary character)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In this trickster tale, Ananse the spider must meet Sky God's challenge to prove that he can spin stories and tales as splendid as his spider webs.
Publisher: Troll Communications
ISBN: 9780816728121
Category : Anansi (Legendary character)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In this trickster tale, Ananse the spider must meet Sky God's challenge to prove that he can spin stories and tales as splendid as his spider webs.
Today's Water and Other Ananse Stories
Author: A. Sakyiama
Publisher: Pepper Pot Books
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 65
Book Description
The trickster is on a mission! He is most certainly cunning and clever, but is Kweku Ananse the most clever of all? Well, he thinks so and in Today‘s Water, he sets out to prove it! Along the way, we find out why the sky is far from the ground and how it came about that all stories are Ananse stories. Enjoy this collection of folktales from the Asante people of Ghana, featuring Kweku Ananse, who is sometimes a man and sometimes a spider. keywords: African Folktales, Ananse the spider, Ananse story, trickster, Ghana, Anansi
Publisher: Pepper Pot Books
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 65
Book Description
The trickster is on a mission! He is most certainly cunning and clever, but is Kweku Ananse the most clever of all? Well, he thinks so and in Today‘s Water, he sets out to prove it! Along the way, we find out why the sky is far from the ground and how it came about that all stories are Ananse stories. Enjoy this collection of folktales from the Asante people of Ghana, featuring Kweku Ananse, who is sometimes a man and sometimes a spider. keywords: African Folktales, Ananse the spider, Ananse story, trickster, Ghana, Anansi
The Pot of Wisdom
Author: Adwoa Badoe
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780888998699
Category : Picture books for children
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A collection of ten stories about the trickster spider god, Ananse. Sometimes things go Ananse's way and other times he makes a fool of himself and is ashamed-but never for very long. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780888998699
Category : Picture books for children
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A collection of ten stories about the trickster spider god, Ananse. Sometimes things go Ananse's way and other times he makes a fool of himself and is ashamed-but never for very long. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.
Cinderella's Rat
Author: Susan Meddaugh
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618125401
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
One of the rats that was turned into a coachman by Cinderella's fairy godmother tells his story.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618125401
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
One of the rats that was turned into a coachman by Cinderella's fairy godmother tells his story.
Pretty Salma
Author: Niki Daly
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618723454
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
In this version of "Little Red Riding Hood, " set in Ghana, a young girl fails to heed Granny's warning about the dangers of talking to strangers.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618723454
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
In this version of "Little Red Riding Hood, " set in Ghana, a young girl fails to heed Granny's warning about the dangers of talking to strangers.