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Children's Folk Tales
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Anansi and the Moss-covered Rock (88 Edition) by Eric A. Kimmel Publisher Comments Anansi the Spider uses a strange moss-covered rock in the forest to trick allthe other animals, until Little Bush Deer decides he needs to learn a lesson.... (read more) List Price $6.95 Your price: $5.00 Used - Trade Paper 
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Why Mosquitoes Buzz in Peoples Ears by Verna Aardema Publisher Comments A Caldecott Medal winner, this retelling of a traditional West African tale reveals how the mosquito developed its annoying habit.... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $2.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Egyptian Cinderella by Shirley Climo Publisher Comments Climo has woven this ancient tale, a mixture of fact and myth, with clarity and eloquence. The beauty of the language is set off to perfection by Heller's arresting illustrations. A stunning combination of fluent prose and exquisitely wrought... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain (Reading Rainbow Book) by Verna Aardema Publisher Comments The story of how Ki-pat ingeniously brings rain to the arid Kapiti Plain. "Cumulative rhyming tale with the rhythm and repetition of The House That Jack Built . . . Illustrations are stylized, simple, and dramatic".--School Library Journal.... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Ancient Egypt: Tales of Gods and Pharaohs by Marcia (rtl) Williams Publisher Comments With compelling comic-style illustrations, a colossus's worth of facts, and dramatic fold-out spreads, Marcia Williams brings Egyptian myths to life. The stories of the Egyptian pharaohs and their ancient gods are full of mystery and adventure. In this... (read more) Your price: $16.99 New - Hardcover
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African Myths and Folk Tales (Dover Children's Thrift Classics) by Carter Godwin Woodson Publisher Comments How was the earth formed, and where did animals come from? Imaginative answers to age-old questions can be found among Africa's oral traditions. Compiled by the "Father of Black History," these fables unfold amid a magical realm of tricksters and... (read more) Your price: $3.50 New - Trade Paper
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Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti by Gerald Mcdermott Publisher Comments Anansi the Spider is one of the great folk heroes of the world. He is a rogue, a mischief maker, and a wise, lovable creature who triumphs over larger foes. In this traditional Ashanti tale, Anansi sets out on a long, difficult journey. Threatened by... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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A Story, A Story: An African Tale by Gail E Haley Publisher Comments Winner of the Caldecott Medal Once, all the stories in the world belonged to Nyame, 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. This story of how we got our... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Favorite African Folktales by Nelson Mandela Publisher Comments The vibrant tradition of African folktales is long and varied, but to date it has been largely overlooked in the West. Aware of this gap, Nelson Mandela has selected 32 stories, many of them translated from their original tongues, to show the seminal... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $6.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Ashley Bryan's African Tales, Uh-huh by Ashley Bryan Publisher Comments Come gather round, young and old, and hear these stories from Africa, retold and illustrated by the incomparable Ashley Bryan. The fourteen stories in this collection are some of his favorites, previously published in The Ox of the Wonderful Horns; Beat... (read more) List Price $21.50 Your price: $10.50 Used - Hardcover
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Why Monkeys Live in Trees and Other Stories from Benin by Raouf Mama Publisher Comments This is a book for both young and old lovers of folklore. Why Monkeys Live in Treesand Other Stories from Beninis a rich tapestry of oral tales that come from a wide range of Beninese ethnic groups. They include trickster tales and sacred tales involving... (read more) List Price $12.75 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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How the Leopard Got His Claws by Chinua Achebe Publisher Comments From Chinua Achebe, father of modern African literature, comes a vivid fable about power and freedom. In the beginning, all the animals lived as friends. Their king, the leopard, was strong but gentle and wise. Only Dog had sharp teeth, and only he... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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How the Amazon Queen Fought the Prince of Egypt by Tamara Bower Publisher Comments CAN WOMAN EVER CONQUER MAN? Queen Serpot rules the Land of Women, where the Amazon women live free, without men, and hunt and fight their own battles. But one day their peace is broken. An army of Egyptian soldiers is approaching their land, led by their... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $3.95 Used - Hardcover
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Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears by Verna Aardema Publisher Comments A retelling of a traditional West African tale that reveals how the mosquito developed its annoying habit.... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Fortune-Tellers (Picture Puffin Books) by Lloyd Alexander Publisher Comments This original folktale set in Cameroon is full of adventure and sly humor. Lloyd Alexander's story of a young man visiting -- and then becoming -- the village fortune-teller is brought to vibrant life with some of Caldecott Medalist Trina Schart Hyman's... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky by Elphinstone Dayrell Publisher Comments Sun and his wife, the moon, lived on Earth and built a large house so that the water people could visit. But so many poured in that they were forced to move to the sky.... (read more) List Price $6.95 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Beautiful Blackbird by Ashley Bryan Publisher Comments Black is beautiful, uh-huh! Long ago, Blackbird was voted the most beautiful bird in the forest. The other birds, who were colored red, yellow, blue, and green, were so envious that they begged Blackbird to paint their feathers with a touch of black so... (read more) List Price $18.99 Your price: $9.50 Used - Hardcover
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Mansa Musa: The Lion of Mali by Khephra Burns Publisher Comments When an evening celebration in his village is disrupted by the cries of slave raiders, young Kankan Musa runs to find his spear, but in a moment he is taken. Suddenly, the world he has known is gone. Is he to be a slave? Or will destiny carry this son of... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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Tales of Ancient Egypt (Puffin Classics) by Roger Lancelyn Green Publisher Comments This collection brings the world of Ancient Egypt to life with tales of journey and discovery. Among the many stories are the great myth of Amen-Ra, who formed all the creatures in the world; the entrancing tale of Isis, who searched the waters for her... (read more) Your price: $4.99 New - Trade Paper
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The Flying Tortoise: An Igbo Tale by Tololwa Mollel Publisher Comments This humorous traditional tale from the Igbo people of Nigeria features the trickster tortoise, Mbeku, and shows how the tortoise got his rough, checkered shell as a result of Mbeku's greediness and cunning.... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $8.50 Used - Hardcover
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