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Author
Series
Anansi books volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Anansi the Spider steals Hyena's magic stick so he won't have to do the chores, but when the stick's magic won't stop, he gets more than he bargained for.
Author
Series
Anansi books volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Anansi the spider invites Turtle to a party just to play a trick on him, Turtle gets revenge at a party of his own.
Author
Series
Anansi books volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Anansi the Spider uses a strange moss-covered rock in the forest to trick all the other animals, until Little Bush Deer decides he needs to learn a lesson.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Long ago in Africa, the sky god Nyame keeps all of the stories to himself, but when Anansi the spider asks their price, Nyame agrees to trade his stories if Anansi can perform four seemingly impossible tasks.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c1992
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Lazy Anansi seeks to trick someone into doing the heavy work of laying his fish trap, but instead he is fooled into doing the job himself. Anansi, in human form, is tricked by Bonsu when they go fishing.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
[32] p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Donso, a West African hunterman, learns the importance of living in harmony with nature and the necessity of placing humans among, not above, all other living things.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
After Spider refuses to help the villagers plant the vegetables, he is in for a surprise when he goes to pick some for himself.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum
Pub. Date
1993
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
In this retelling of a West African tale, Ma Sheep Thunder and her impetuous son Ram Lightning are forced to leave their home on Earth because of the trouble Ram causes.
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
c1994
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : coll. ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
A couple's youngest son is forced to leave his West African village because he chooses music over the more practical occupations of his brothers, but years later he returns to show the wisdom of his choice.
Series
Publisher
New Video Group
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 61 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears": A tall tale sets off a chain of mishaps in the jungle. Will the jungle creatures ever get the story straight? "A story, a story": Once, all the stories in the world belonged to Nyanme, the Sky God. He kept them in a box beside his throne. But Ananse, the Spider Man, wanted them - and caught three sly creatures to get them. "Who's in Rabbit's house?": Rabbit has a problem - someone is inside her house and won't...
Publisher
New Video [distributor]
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
1 DVD (83 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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Description
The man in the yellow hat gives Curious George a brand new bicycle. What adventures are ahead for the curious chimp? An unhappy mouse uses a magic potion to turn him into something else. A nice, or maybe nasty, old woman calls upon a rat-catcher to get rid of a nasty, or maybe nice, family of rats. Then, a tall tale sets off a chain of mishaps in the jungle.
Author
Publisher
TKO Studios
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Inspired by West African folklore and stories handed down over centuries, follows the adventures of Mansour Keita, last prince of a dying kingdom, and Awa Kouyaté, his loyal Djeli, or 'royal storyteller' as they journey to meet the great wizard who destroyed their world and then withdrew into his tower, never to be seen again. On their journey they'll cross paths with friend and foe, from myth and legend alike, and revisit the traditions, tales,...
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