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The adventures of Spider : West African folk tales retold by Joyce Cooper Arkhurst. Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks Z 675 .P3 K53 no.15
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Arkhurst, Joyce Cooper, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tales--Africa, West.
- Tales.
- Anansi (Legendary character)--Legends.
- Anansi (Legendary character).
- Genre:
- Folk tales.
- Physical Description:
- 58 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- [1st ed.].
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Little, Brown and Company, [1964]
- 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.
- Contents:
- How spider got a thin waist
- 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.
- Local Notes:
- HSP Pedagogical Collection.
- ISBN:
- 0316051071
- 9780316051071
- OCLC:
- 1309579
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