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Spider And The Sky God: An Akan Legend (Legends Of The World)
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In this trickster tale, Ananse the spider must meet Sky God's challenge to prove that he can spin stories and tales as splendid as his spider webs. The Legends of the World opens readers' minds to the diverse cultures of Native America, Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, Eastern Europe, and the Americas through enchanting tales passed down through countless generations. Each book in the series features geographical, historical, and cultural information. Illustrated in full color.

Lexile Measure: 540L (What's this?)

Series: Legends of the World

Paperback: 32 pages

Publisher: Troll Communications (January 1, 1997)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0816728127

ISBN-13: 978-0816728121

Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 8 x 0.1 inches

Shipping Weight: 4 ounces

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

Best Sellers Rank: #3,224,342 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #102 in Books > Children's Books > Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths > African #2637 in Books > Children's Books > Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths > Multicultural

Age Range: 7 and up

Grade Level: 2 and up

Spider And The Sky God is from Troll Associates' "Legends of the World" series. This one is illustrated by Dave Albers and written by Deborah Newton Chocolate.Ananse the spider decides he wants to be able to tell the stories that all belong to the Sky God. The Sky God names his price: a python, buzzing hornets, a leopard, and a fairy. Can Ananse deliver?The last page of this book discusses the African origin of this tale. Ananse often is the trickster in these tales, and he is tricky in this one as well.How can a kid not enjoy this?

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