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Terrible Tales of Africa

Author : Clare Hibbert

Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP

Page : 34 pages

File Size : 33,59 MB

Release : 1900-01-01

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 1482401967

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Though Africa is a huge continent filled with different cultures, African folktales share some characteristics. One is a love of nature, specifically animals. The other is a respect for cleverness. These two characteristics meet in the tales of Anansi the Spiderman and the Jackal. Both are tricksters who often get the best of their fellow beasts. Readers will love becoming acquainted with these two characters' exploits as well as other famous, engaging, and often funny African tales. Fact boxes and illustrations enhance each story.



Monstrous Myths: Terrible Tales of Africa

Author : Clare Hibbert

Publisher : Arcturus Publishing

Page : 49 pages

File Size : 12,64 MB

Release : 2019-10-01

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 183857784X

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Step into a world of heroes, monsters and death-defying deeds! This book collects together rip-roaring adventure stories and larger-than-life myths from Africa. You'll discover: • How Anansi, the sneaky spider man, tricked everyone he met and won a box of stories • How Flying Lion, the most terrifying beast of all, lost his wings • How Hlakanyana, a horrible little man with a bottomless appetite, finally met his match • And much more! Perfect for all young history lovers, aged 8+. ABOUT THE SERIES: Monstrous Myths retells traditional myths with a child-friendly emphasis on scary and weird elements. These humorous, cheeky and irreverent books are jam-packed with real facts about the beliefs of ancient cultures. Featuring witty, anarchic cartoons, this series makes history accessible and fun for young readers.



Terrible Tales of Africa

Author : Clare Hibbert

Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP

Page : 34 pages

File Size : 34,91 MB

Release : 1900-01-01

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 1482401940

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Book Description

Though Africa is a huge continent filled with different cultures, African folktales share some characteristics. One is a love of nature, specifically animals. The other is a respect for cleverness. These two characteristics meet in the tales of Anansi the Spiderman and the Jackal. Both are tricksters who often get the best of their fellow beasts. Readers will love becoming acquainted with these two characters' exploits as well as other famous, engaging, and often funny African tales. Fact boxes and illustrations enhance each story.



West African Folk Tales

Author : Hugh Vernon-Jackson

Publisher : Courier Corporation

Page : 162 pages

File Size : 14,91 MB

Release : 2012-03-15

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 0486149811

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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."



The Education of a British-Protected Child

Author : Chinua Achebe

Publisher : Penguin Group

Page : 193 pages

File Size : 34,20 MB

Release : 2009-10-06

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 0307272907

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Book Description

From one of the greatest writers of the modern era, an intimate and essential collection of personal essays on home, identity, and colonialism Chinua Achebe’s characteristically eloquent and nuanced voice is everywhere present in these seventeen beautifully written pieces. From a vivid portrait of growing up in colonial Nigeria to considerations on the African-American Diaspora, from a glimpse into his extraordinary family life and his thoughts on the potent symbolism of President Obama’s elections—this charmingly personal, intellectually disciplined, and steadfastly wise collection is an indispensable addition to the remarkable Achebe oeuvre.



Pretty Salma

Author : Niki Daly

Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Page : 32 pages

File Size : 13,40 MB

Release : 2007

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 9780618723454

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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.



Tales of the African Frontier

Author : John A. Hunter

Publisher :

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 36,38 MB

Release : 2006-07

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 9781571572424

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The colorful characters of East Africa's early colonial period walk across the pages of this powerful book by John Hunter and Dan Mannix. Meet Tippu Tib, the greatest of all slave traders and the man who owned the slave responsible for killing the elephant with the biggest tusks ever recorded. Read how Ewart Grogan walked from the Cape to Cairo and how Joseph Thompson faced not only the ferocious Masai but also incredible hardships during his explorations into the interior of East Africa. Find out how John Boyes, elephant poacher extraordinaire, declared himself king of the Wa-Kikuyu and how Robert Foran, the notorious Lado Enclave ivory poacher, cheated Belgian and British authorities alike.



Terrible, Terrible!

Author : Robin Bernstein

Publisher : Kar-Ben Publishing

Page : 40 pages

File Size : 31,29 MB

Release : 1998-01-01

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 9781580130165

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Book Description

In this contemporary retelling of the classic Jewish folktale, a rabbi advises a blended family how to deal with their overcrowded house.



African Myths & Tales

Author :

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 553 pages

File Size : 42,91 MB

Release : 2020-07-07

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1839643102

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Book Description

Africa south of the Sahara is a land of wide-ranging traditions and varying cultures. Despite the diversity and the lack of early written records, the continent possesses a rich body of folk tales and legends that have been passed down through the strong custom of storytelling and which often share similar elements, characters and ideas between peoples. So this collection offers a hefty selection of legends and tales – stories of the gods, creation and origins, trickster exploits, animal fables and stories which entertain and edify – from ‘Obatala Creates Mankind’, from the Yoruba people of west Africa, to ‘The Girl Of The Early Race, Who Made Stars’, from the San people of southern Africa, all collected in a gorgeous gold-foiled and embossed hardback to treasure.



Anansi and the Box of Stories

Author : Stephen Krensky

Publisher : Millbrook Press

Page : 52 pages

File Size : 28,25 MB

Release : 2007-08-01

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 1580136559

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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.