Age
9-12
Grade
4-6
Martin Bennett, Rosamund Fowler
Tales from West Africa
Paperback
(Oxford University Press Aug. 30, 2001)
This lively collection comes from West Africa, a place 'where stories grow on trees'. Here are the famous tricksters: Hare, Tortoise, and the greatest of them all - Ananse the spider. The stories are full of larger-than-life characters and situations; and include the tale of how Ananse got his thin waist, how Crocodile learnt his lesson, and how Monkey managed not to get eaten by Shark.
- Series
- Oxford Myths and Legends
- ISBN
- 0192750763 / 9780192750761
- Pages
- 112
- Weight
- 3.2 oz.
- Dimensions
- 7.6 x 4.9 in.
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