Author: F. Isabel CampoyPublisher: Atheneum
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
A collection of Hispanic folktales.
Tales Our Abuelitas Told
Author: F. Isabel CampoyPublisher: Atheneum
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
A collection of Hispanic folktales.
African Folk Tales
Author: Hugh Vernon-JacksonPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486110028
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
Entertaining stories handed down from generation to generation among tribal cultures include "The Magic Crocodile," "The Hare and the Crownbird," "The Boy in the Drum," 15 others. 19 illustrations.
The Girl who Helped Thunder and Other Native American Folktales
Author: Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
ISBN: 1402732635
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
A collection of Native American stories arranged geographically.
A Story, a Story
Author: Gail E. HaleyPublisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780689205118
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
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 to say is true. A Story, a story; let it come, let it go." 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 up 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-men-never-see. How Ananse paid the price is told in a graceful and clever text, with forceful, lovely woodcut illustrations.
Ananse's Feast
Author: Tololwa M. MollelPublisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547562624
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35
Book Description
When the clever spider Ananse outwits Akye the turtle by inviting him to a feast he cannot touch, Akye plans a tasty revenge. This clever retelling of an Ashanti tale is brought to life by lavish, comic illustrations.
Lies My Teacher Told Me
Author: James W. LoewenPublisher: The New Press
ISBN: 1595583262
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
Criticizes the way history is presented in current textbooks, and suggests a more accurate approach to teaching American history.
Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales
Author: Nelson MandelaPublisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393052125
Category : Folk tales of the world
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Mandela, the Nobel Laureate for Peace, has selected 32 African stories for this extraordinary new book, an anthology that presents Africa's oldest folk tales to the children of the world. Full color.
Riding a Donkey Backwards
Author: Sean TaylorPublisher: Candlewick
ISBN: 1536205079
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 49
Book Description
Timeless wisdom is found in absurdity in these tales of an iconic Muslim character known as the sagest man in the village — and also its biggest fool. Would you like to know how a thief can turn into a donkey? Whether a cow can climb a pole? Or why you should spoon yogurt into a lake? Mulla Nasruddin knows all the answers, and he might also tell you why he rides his donkey backwards. Whether in the guise of an imam in a mosque or a beggar in the street, this trickster is never at a loss for a rejoinder, though it may leave you scratching your head, rolling your eyes, or laughing out loud. Enjoy twenty-one classic tales about a much-loved character from Muslim cultures in a book packed with jokes, riddles, and wisdom and paired with vibrant, theatrical illustrations.
The People Could Fly
Author: Ann MalaspinaPublisher: Child's World
ISBN: 9781623236175
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
African American slaves in the old South dream of escape from their hardships by flying away.
Black Folktales
Author: Julius LesterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Twelve tales of African and Afro-American origin include "How God Made the Butterflies," "The Girl With the Large Eyes," "Stagolee," and "People Who Could Fly."