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Anansi and the Tug O' War (Welcome to Story Cove)
by Bobby Norfolk  Publisher Comments In this trickster tale from Africa, Anansi proves to Elephant and Killer Whale that in a battle of wits, brains definitely outdo brawn....
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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....
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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...
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The Egyptian Cinderella
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How the Amazon Queen Fought the Prince of Egypt
by Tamara Bower Publisher Comments Based on an actual Egyptian scroll from the Greco-Roman period, this pre-feminist tale is illustrated with intricate paintings, hieroglyphic translations of key phrases, and extensive notes about the cultures of ancient Egypt and the Amazons of legend....
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Anansi Goes Fishing
by Eric Kimmel Publisher Comments Anansi the Spider tries to trick Turtle into fishing for his dinner....
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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....
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Anansi Goes to Lunch
by Bobby Norfolk Synopsis Anansi is invited to three concurrent parties and wants to attend them all. He gives each of his hosts a rope to tug, ties the other end around his own waist, and waits to be summoned when the food is served -- but when all of the food is ready at the...
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Fresh Fish: A Tale from Tanzania
by John Kilake Publisher Comments Sokwe the Chimp has been fishing since early morning and comes home with a load of fish to sell at the market the next day. As he pulls up to the riverbank, he sees that his friends are having a party and he joins in the fun. But as he carries the fish...
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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 Trees andOther Stories from Benin is a rich tapestry of oral tales that come from a wide range of Beninese ethnic groups. They include trickster tales and sacred tales...
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Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock
by Eric 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....
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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....
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The Clever Monkey Rides Again (Welcome to Story Cove)
by Rob Cleveland Publisher Comments A big, bully lion is no match for our old friend the Clever Monkey in this retelling of a classic story from West Africa....
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The Hatseller & the Monkeys
by Baba Wague Diakite Publisher Comments BaMusa the hatseller travelled from town to town with his hats piled high on his head. "Hee Manum nin koi kadi sa!" he sang, which means, "What a wonderful business hat selling is!"<P>One day, BaMusa set out for a festival that was a day's walk...
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Story a Story Lib #0001: A Story, a Story
by Gail E Haley Publisher Comments Many African stories, whether or not they are about Kwaku Ananse the "spider man," are called, "Spider Stories." This book is about how that came to be. The African storyteller begins: "We do not really mean, we do not really mean that what we are about...
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Who's in Rabbit's House?
by Verna Aardema Publisher Comments The opening pages of the book set the scene as the expectant onlookers gather before the drawn curtain. Then, as the play begins, the perspective shifts and reader becomes the real audience to this unique performance....
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Mrs. Chicken and the Hungry Crocodile
by Won Ldy Paye Publisher Comments Mrs. Chicken has to think fast to outwit hungry Crocodile, who wants to eat her for dinner.One morning Mrs. Chicken took her bath in a puddle.“Cluck, cluck,” she said proudly. “What a pretty chicken I am!”Mrs. Chicken can’t...
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Head, Body, Legs: A Story from Liberia
by Won Ldy Paye Publisher Comments A magical retelling of a creation story from Liberia. "Long ago, Head was all by himself. He had no legs, no arms, no body. He rolled everywhere." Head is all alone. Body bounces along, Arms swing about, and Legs stand around. They can't do much by...
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The Gift of the Sun: A Tale from South Africa
by Dianne Stewart Publisher Comments In this witty book based on an African folk tale, Thulani prefers sitting in the sun to doing his chores. Tired of milking the cow, he trades her in for a goat. When the goat gets into the corn seed, he trades it for a sheep. Sick of shearing, he buys...
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Subira Subira
by Tololwa M Mollel Publisher Comments When Tatu finds she can do nothing to improve her little brother's hateful behavior and make him happy again, she goes to an old spirit woman for help. The spirit woman tells Tatu that to cure Maulidi, she must pluck three whiskers from a lion! Armed...
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