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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 Rainstick, a Fable by Sandra Chi Robinson Publisher Comments Riddles, myths, history, traditions, and an ancient sound of West Africa are the inspiration behind this book. Published in cooperation with Project WET (Water Education for Teachers).... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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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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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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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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Shaka :king of the Zulus by Diane Stanley Publisher Comments Born in 1787, Shaka was just a boy when he and his mother were banished from their tiny Zulu clan, one among many clans that dotted the hillsides of southern Africa. By sheer will and military genius Shaka rose to lead a mighty nation, but he never... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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A Pride of African Tales by Donna Washington Publisher Comments This treasure trove of lavishly illustrated stories comes from different regions in Africa. In "Anansi," an uproarious story from Ghana, the tables are turned on lazy Anansi. "The Boy Who Wanted the Moon," set in the Congo, explains why there are... (read more) List Price $18.99 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Fire Children: A West African Folk Tale by Eric Maddern Publisher Comments Long ago, when two spirit people tumbled down to Earth, they wanted company. So, they made little clay shapes in a rainbow of lovely colors--the "fire children"--the ancestors of everyone now living on Earth. Full color.... (read more) List Price $8.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Village of Round and Square Houses by Ann Grifalconi Publisher Comments A grandmother explains to her listeners why in their village on the side of a volcano the men live in square houses and the women in round ones.... (read more) List Price $17.99 Your price: $6.95 Used - Hardcover
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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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Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales by Nelson Mandela Publisher Comments Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktalesis a cause for celebration, landmark work that gathers in one volume many of Africa's most cherished folktales. Mandela, a Nobel Laureate for Peace, has selected these thirty-two tales with the specific hope... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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A Wave in Her Pocket: Stories from Trinidad by Lynn Joseph Publisher Comments Five young cousins have plenty to do on the island but there's always time to hear one of Tantie's stories.... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $2.95 Used - Hardcover
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Two Ways To Count To Ten by Ruby Dee Publisher Comments The noted actress retells this lively, well-paced and involving version of a Liberian folktale.... (read more) List Price $7.95 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Mee-An and the Magic Serpent by Baba Wague Diakite Synopsis Beautiful Mee-An wants to get married but cant seem to find a man who is as perfect as she is. One day, however, her sister Assa finds Mee-An the perfect mate. Mee-An is determined to marry him, even after a series of bad omens occur. Off the sisters go... (read more) List Price $16.25 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales by Nelson Mandela Publisher Comments Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales is a cause for celebration, landmark work that gathers in one volume many of Africa's most cherished folktales. Mandela, a Nobel Laureate for Peace, has selected these thirty-two tales with the specific hope... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $12.50 Used - Hardcover
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Beat the Story-Drum, Pum-Pum by Ashley Bryan Publisher Comments Here are five Nigerian folktales, retold in language as rhythmic as the beat of the story-drum, and illustrated with vibrant, evocative woodcuts.... (read more) List Price $8.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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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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Tamba & the Chief a Temne Legend by Melinda Lilly Publisher Comments Magnificent illustrations and captivating texts tell the legends of Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, the Americas, and Native America.... (read more) List Price $4.95 Your price: $0.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Anansi and the Talking Melon by Eric Kimmel Publisher Comments A spider tricks other animals into thinking a melon can talk.... (read more) List Price $7.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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