A Story A Story - Hardcover
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A Story A Story - Hardcover
$19.99
by Gail E. Haley (Author), Gail E. Haley (Illustrator)
Discover how an African trickster god made it possible for people to tell stories in this brightly illustrated, Caldecott Medal-winning picture book.
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 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. Can Ananse capture these sly creatures and give the children of earth stories to tell?Back Jacket
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.
Author Biography
Gail E. Haley is a prolific author and illustrator. Her time living in the Caribbean inspired her book A Story, a Story, and she traced the folklore she heard there to their African origins, which she studied extensively before capturing with woodcuts that she cut and printed herself. She lives and works in New York with her family, surrounded by a large collection of early children's books, toys, games, and dolls going back to the seventeenth century.
Number of Pages: 36
Dimensions: 0.6 x 10.1 x 10 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: February 01, 1970
Award: Caldecott Medal (1971)
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Story, a Story
Interest Level: Lower Grades, K-3
Reading Level: 4.2
Point Value: 0.5
Details
This product is crafted with quality materials to ensure durability and performance. Designed with your convenience in mind, it seamlessly fits into your everyday life.
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