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A story, a story : an African tale Cover Image Book

A story, a story : an African tale / retold and illustrated by Gail E. Haley.

Haley, Gail E. (Author). Haley, Gail E., (illustrator.). Atheneum (New York, N.Y.), (publisher.). Connecticut Printers, (printer.).

Summary:

Many African stories are called "Spider stories". This book is about how that came to be. And it tells that long, long ago there were no stories on earth for children to hear. All stories belonged to Nyame, the Sky god. Ananse, the Spider man, wanted to buy some of these stories, so he spun a web up to the sky and went to bargain with the Sky god. The price the Sky god asked was Osebo, the leopard-of-the-terrible-teeth, Mmboro the hornet who-stings-like-fire and Mmoatia the fairy whom-man-never-see. This book is about how Ananse paid the price.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0689704232
  • ISBN: 9780689704239
  • ISBN: 0689205112
  • ISBN: 9780689205118
  • Physical Description: 35 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Atheneum, [1970]
  • Manufacturer: Hartford : Connecticut Printers, [1970]

Content descriptions

General Note:
An Aladdin book.
Art techniques used: Colorful woodcut prints including African motifs.
Target Audience Note:
Grade K-3.
AD590L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR LG 4.2 0.5 30634.
Awards Note:
Caldecott Medal, 1971.

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Subject:
Anansi (Legendary character) > Juvenile fiction.
Onyame (Akan deity) > Juvenile fiction.
Sky gods > Juvenile fiction.
Deals > Juvenile fiction.
Storytelling > Juvenile fiction.
Leopard > Juvenile fiction.
Hornets > Juvenile fiction.
Fairies > Juvenile fiction.
Folklore > Africa > Juvenile fiction.
Genre:
Novels.

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  • 69 of 70 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at McDowell County Public Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 70 total copies.
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Old Fort Branch Library CAL HAL 1971 (Text) 37810435437750 Easy Caldecott Available -
Old Fort Branch Library CAL HAL 1971 (Text) 37810435666564 Easy Caldecott Available -

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