A Story, a Story
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Winner of the Caldecott Medal Once, all the stories in the world belonged to Nyame, the Sky God. He kept them in a box beside his throne. But Ananse, the Spider man, wanted them – and caught three sly creatures to get them. This story of how we got our own stories to tell is adapted from an African folktale.
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A Story A Story is a delightful book about the origins of stories. The illustrations are beautiful and colorful, and the story is fun, whimsical, and unpredictable. The book introducing some interesting names, like Mmboatia, and a traditional storytelling mechanic of repeating words or phrases for effect.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780689712012
- Publication Date
- February 28, 1988
- Publisher
- Aladdin
- Original Publication Date
- January 1, 1970
- Page Count
- 36
- Word Count
- 923
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 4 - 8 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 87017412
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 16353859
- Lexile® Level
- AD590L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~O
- ATOS® Book Level
- 4.2
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 30634
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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