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Anansi and the Talking Melon
by Eric Kimmel  Synopsis A spider tricks other animals into thinking a melon can talk....
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Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock
by Eric A. Kimmel Synopsis 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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I Lost My Tooth in Africa
by Penda Diakite Publisher Comments More than anything, Amina wants to lose her loose tooth while visiting her family in Mali, West Africa. Only then can she put it under a gourd for the African tooth fairy, who will exchange it for two chickens! Happily this happens, and even better, the...
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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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Mama Panya's Pancakes: A Village Tale from Kenya
by Richard Chamberlin Synopsis On market day, Mama Panya's son Adika invites everyone they see to a pancake dinner! How will Mama Panya ever feed them all? With informative endnotes, this clever and heartwarming story about Kenyan village life will teach children the importance of...
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Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai (Frances Foster Books)
by Claire A. Nivola Publisher Comments Wangari Maathai, winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize and founder of the Green Belt Movement, grew up in the highlands of Kenya, where fig trees cloaked the hills, fish filled the streams, and the people tended their bountiful gardens. But over many...
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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....
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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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The Girl Who Spun Gold
by Virginia Hamilton Synopsis In this African-American retelling of "Rumpelstiltskin", Lit'mahn spins thread into gold cloth for the king's new bride. This book is produced with a gold foil jacket and spot varnish making it an ideal gift book. Full-color illustrations....
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The Fisherman and His Wife
by Rachel Isadora Synopsis Caldecott Honorawinning artist Rachel Isadora brings another fabulous fairy tale to brilliant life with her stunning collages. The Brothers Grimm story of the kind fisherman who catches an enchanted fish, and his greedy wife who always wants more, is...
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Mee-An and the Magic Serpent
by Baba Wague Diakite Publisher Comments Beautiful Mee-An wants to get married but can’t 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...
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Anansi and the Magic Stick
by Eric A Kimmel Synopsis It's a fine bright day, and all the animals are working -- all except Anansi, that is! He's sleeping, as usual. Warthog, Lion, and Zebra laugh so hard at his messy house that they wake him up. Anansi stomps off in a huff -- right into an amazing secret...
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The Pot of Wisdom: Ananse Stories
by Adwoa Badoe Publisher Comments Drawing on the rich vein of traditional African stories featuring the spider Ananse, Ghanaian author Adwoa Badoe and Malian illustrator Baba Wagué Diakité bring young readers a marvelously witty and entertaining collection of ten tales about...
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Anansi and the Talking Melon
by Eric A Kimmel Synopsis A spider tricks other animals into thinking a melon can talk....
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Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock
by Eric A. Kimmel Synopsis Anansi the Spider tricks all the animals, until he's taught a lesson....
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The King and the Tortoise
by Tololwa M Mollel Publisher Comments In a traditional folktale from Cameroon, the patient and wise tortoise wins over the clever fox, the speedy hare, and the strong elephant when the king asks his subjects for a robe of smoke....
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How the Camel Got His Hump
by Rudyard Kipling Publisher Comments Once upon a time, when the world was new-and-all, Man turned to the animals for help--to the horse for carrying, the dog for fetching, the ox for plowing. But the camel refused to do a lick of work, haughtily replying Humpf! to all requests. The other...
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Aida
by Leontyne Price Publisher Comments With depth and understanding, acclaimed diva Leontyne Price retells this famous opera about the beautiful princess of Ethiopia. “The Dillons magnificently capture the drama with powerful full-page illustrations that resemble stage sets. . . . Ideal...
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The Song of Six Birds
by Rene Deetlefs Publisher Comments Lindiwe has always wanted a flute to play, but the one her mother gives her has no music in it. Fortunately she knows how to find and collect the songs of six birds. At the end of the book, the joyous sounds of Lindiwe's flute carry through her village...
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Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain (Reading Rainbow Book)
by Verna Aardema Synopsis 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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