How Anansi Obtained the Sky God's Stories

How Anansi Obtained the Sky God's Stories PDF Author: Donna L. Washington
Publisher: Children's Press
ISBN: 9780516451343
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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In this trickster tale from West Africa, Anansi the spider sets out to retrieve all the stories of the world from Nyami, the sky god.

How Anansi Obtained the Sky God's Stories

How Anansi Obtained the Sky God's Stories PDF Author: Donna L. Washington
Publisher: Children's Press
ISBN: 9780516451343
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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In this trickster tale from West Africa, Anansi the spider sets out to retrieve all the stories of the world from Nyami, the sky god.

Anansi and the Box of Stories

Anansi and the Box of Stories PDF Author: Stephen Krensky
Publisher: Millbrook Press
ISBN: 1580136559
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52

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The sky god Nyame owns all the stories in the world. He keeps them to himself in a box in his kingdom in the clouds. But Anansi thinks the stories should be shared by all creatures. So one day he strikes a bargain with the sky god. If Anansi can trick some of the earth’s fiercest and quickest creatures, Nyame will share his stories. Learn how Anansi wins the box of stories in this ancient tale from West Africa.

Jamaica Anansi Stories

Jamaica Anansi Stories PDF Author: Martha Warren Beckwith
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 320

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Anansi the Trickster Spider

Anansi the Trickster Spider PDF Author: Lynne Garner
Publisher: Mad Moment Media
ISBN: 9781999680732
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 110

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Anansi The Trickster Spider - Volumes One and Two (16 short stories) The stories featured in this book introduce Anansi the Spider, a traditional African trickster character. Anansi is as clever as he is lazy and he loves to prove just how smart he is by tricking the people of the village and the animals of the jungle. Luckily Anansi is not always as clever as he likes to think he is. Sometimes everything backfires on him and he becomes the victim of his own tricks. This book contains 16 short stories that were originally published as two eBook volumes, available to download from Amazon. These stories are: - Anansi and the gum doll - How Anansi got to ride Tiger - How Anansi turned an ear of corn into one hundred goats - How Anansi won the stories of the Sky God - Why spiders stay on the ceiling - Anansi and the witch named 'Five' - Anansi and the pot of wisdom - Anansi and the Tommy (Thompson Gazelle) - How Anansi missed four parties on one night - Anansi invites Turtle to tea - Anansi, Fly and Ant win the sun - Anansi and the talking melon - Anansi and the moss covered rock - Why Anansi has thin, long legs - Anansi and the field of corn - Anansi and the tug of war For FREE Anansi themed activities and downloads visit www.anansi-spider.com

Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky (Volume 1)

Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky (Volume 1) PDF Author: Kwame Mbalia
Publisher: Disney Electronic Content
ISBN: 1368054412
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 491

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Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents Kwame Mbalia's epic fantasy, a middle grade American Gods set in a richly-imagined world populated with African American folk heroes and West African gods. Seventh grader Tristan Strong feels anything but strong ever since he failed to save his best friend when they were in a bus accident together. All he has left of Eddie is the journal his friend wrote stories in. Tristan is dreading the month he's going to spend on his grandparents' farm in Alabama, where he's being sent to heal from the tragedy. But on his first night there, a sticky creature shows up in his bedroom and steals Eddie's notebook. Tristan chases after it--is that a doll?--and a tug-of-war ensues between them underneath a Bottle Tree. In a last attempt to wrestle the journal out of the creature's hands, Tristan punches the tree, accidentally ripping open a chasm into the MidPass, a volatile place with a burning sea, haunted bone ships, and iron monsters that are hunting the inhabitants of this world. Tristan finds himself in the middle of a battle that has left black American folk heroes John Henry and Brer Rabbit exhausted. In order to get back home, Tristan and these new allies will need to entice the god Anansi, the Weaver, to come out of hiding and seal the hole in the sky. But bartering with the trickster Anansi always comes at a price. Can Tristan save this world before he loses more of the things he loves?

Anansi Does the Impossible!

Anansi Does the Impossible! PDF Author: Verna Aardema
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780613309424
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Anansi the spider and his wife, Aso, outsmart the Sky God and win back the beloved folktales of their people, in a humorous retelling of an Ashanti folktale

A Story, a Story

A Story, a Story PDF Author: Gail E. Haley
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
ISBN: 9780689704239
Category : Anansi (Legendary character)
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Recounts how most African folk tales came to be called "Spider Stories". Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Anansi and the Golden Pot

Anansi and the Golden Pot PDF Author: Taiye Selasi
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN: 9780241625910
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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"Allow me to introduce myself." But he needed no introduction. "Anansi the spider!" said Anansi the boy. "The tales were true!" "Traditional tales are always true," the spider answered, laughing. "Nothing lasts so long as truth, nor travels quite so far." Now in paperback! Award-winning author of Ghana Must Go, Taiye Selasi, reimagines the story of Anansi, the much-loved trickster, for a new generation. Kweku has grown up hearing stories about the mischievous spider Anansi. He is given the nickname Anansi by his father because of his similarly cheeky ways. On a holiday to visit his beloved Grandma in Ghana, Anansi the spider and Anansi the boy meet, and discover a magical pot that can be filled with whatever they want. Anansi fills it again and again with his favourite red-red stew, and eats so much that he feels sick. Will he learn to share this wonderful gift? This charming retelling of a West African story teaches readers about the dangers of greed, and the importance of being kind. Tinuke Fagborun's colourful illustrations bring the magic and wonder of the tale to life. When you've finished sharing the story, you can also find out more about the origins of Anansi folktales. This beautiful storybook is one that children will treasure forever.

West African Folk Tales

West African Folk Tales PDF Author: Hugh Vernon-Jackson
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486427641
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 162

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Book Description
Presents twenty-one traditional tales from West Africa, including "The Greedy but Cunning Tortoise," "The Boy in the Drum," and "The Magic Cooking Pot."

Anansi

Anansi PDF Author: Anthony Dillett
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
ISBN: 9781480076778
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 54

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Anansi the Spiderman or rather spider and man originated with the Ashanti people of present day Ghana. Anansi's father, the Sky God Nyame, got so tired of his son's pranks that he turned him into a spider. The stories of Anansi were brought to the Caribbean by slaves, some of whom kept up the oral tradition of their people by recounting some event in the life of their village. The stories also included some folklore such as the life and times of Anansi, the trickster. Accordingly Anansi is described as a creature who was always trying to best anyone with whom he came in contact. The general idea for him was that although small he could outsmart creatures much bigger than himself. This is actually a lesson for us that we should depend on brain power rather than the physical. Anansi took pride in this and sometimes came out on top but sometime things went badly for him. When he was victorious he was “The Man” but during the bad times he became the spider and retreated to his web to hide and wait for more opportunities to outsmart his friends. My granddaughter, Mikailah, is so enamored with Anansi, “The Man” that she only wants to hear stories in which he is victorious in tricking other creatures. She calls him “Nancy”. Her favorite story is about Anansi and Brer Tiger in which Anansi was “sick” and got Brer Tiger to take him to the doctor…