Contributions

  • Madye Lee Chastain (Illustrator) - Contributor

Publication

2008-04-29 - Square Fish

Language

English

Word Count

40,000 words, Guess

Page Count

160 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100312380062
  • ISBN-139780312380069
  • Goodreads2454988
  • LibraryThing440699
  • OCLC Control Number176973588
and 2 more
  • Better World Books9780312380069
  • Open LibraryOL10389355M

Description

"The stories of West Africa are about men and animals, about kings, warriors, and hunters. They tell about clever people and stupid people, about good ones and bad ones, about how things and animals got to be how they are. Sometimes they are just tall tales. There are stories about Frog, Rabbit, Turtle, Guinea Fowl, and all the other animals that West Africans know. Some of the stories make you think. Some make you laugh. Here are some of the stories of the people of the forests, the seacoast, the hills, and the plains"--P. [4] of cover. This collection of seventeen short stories gathered in the Ashanti region of Africa depicts the origins of folk sayings and customs, animal ingenuity and trickery, and clever, as well as not so clever, people. The coauthor is George Herzog.

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