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1) Ananse and the lizard: a West African tale

Author

Cummings, Pat

Publisher

Henry Holt

Pub. Date

[2002]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Ananse the spider thinks he will marry the daughter of the village chief, but instead he is outsmarted by Lizard.

2) The leopard's drum: an Asante tale from West Africa

Author

Souhami, Jessica

Language

English

Description

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Osebo the leopard has a magnificent drum that he won't share with anyone else, so Nayme, the Sky-God, offers a reward to the animal who will bring him the drum.

3) The hat-shaking dance, and other tales from the Gold Coast

Author

Courlander, Harold

Publisher

Harcourt, Brace

Pub. Date

[1957]

Language

English

Description

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Twenty-one illustrated tales from the Ashanti people of Ghana.

4) Ananse's feast: an Ashanti tale

Author

Mollel, Tololwa M

Publisher

Clarion Books

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Unwilling to share his feast, Ananse the spider tricks Akye the turtle so that he can eat all the food himself, but Akye finds a way to get even.

5) The spider weaver: a legend of kente cloth

Author

Musgrove, Margaret

Publisher

Blue Sky Press

Pub. Date

[2001]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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In this retelling of a tale from Ghana, a wondrous spider shows two Ashanti weavers how to make intricate, colorful patterns in the cloth that they weave.