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Author:
Arkhurst, Joyce Cooper.
Title:
The adventures of Spider : West African folk tales / retold by Joyce Cooper Arkhurst ; illustrated by Jerry Pinkney.
Publisher:
LittleBrown,
Copyright Date:
1992, c1964
Description:
58 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Tales--Africa, West.
Anansi (Legendary character)--Legends.
Anansi (Legendary character)--Legends.
Folklore--Africa, West.
Spiders--Folklore.
Other Authors:
Pinkney, Jerry, ill.
Contents:
Introduction -- How the world got wisdom. Why spider lives in ceilings -- How spider got a bald head -- How spider helped a fisherman -- Why spiders live in dark corners -- How the world got wisdom.
Summary:
Presents six tales about Spider, including those which explain how he got a thin waist and a bald head and why he lives in ceilings and dark corners.
ISBN:
9780316051071
0316051071
LCCN:
92000444
Locations:
GAAX314 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Peosta (Peosta)

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