Ananse and the Lizard


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Ananse the spider thinks he will marry the daughter of the village chief, but instead he is outsmarted by Lizard.




West African Folk Tales


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




Jamaica Anansi Stories


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Our Children Can Soar


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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


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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.




Cinderella's Rat


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One of the rats that was turned into a coachman by Cinderella's fairy godmother tells his story.




Pretty Salma


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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.




Today's Water and Other Ananse Stories


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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


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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.




Jamaican Song and Story


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