Ananse and the Lizard: A West African Tale
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Can the legendary trickster be out-tricked? All the young men had gathered in the village courtyard to hear the Chief’s pronouncement: Whoever guesses his daughter’s name will have her hand in marriage, inherit half his riches, and become the next Chief. No one outside the palace had ever heard the royal daughter’s name. In a stroke of luck Ananse the spider discovers the secret. “I, Ananse the most wise . . . the most clever . . . I alone know the name of the Chief’s daughter! . . .” But clever Lizard has plans of his own. Pat Cumming’s lively retelling and vibrant illustrations capture all the mischief and humor of Ananse, one of the most popular characters of West African lore.
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Pat Cummings was born in Chicago but grew up traveling with her military family all over the world. She has been writing and illustrating children’s books since she graduated from Pratt Institute and is the author and/or illustrator of more than forty books. In addition to her art for the Coretta Scott King Award winner My Mama Needs Me by Mildred Pitts Walter, Pat’s luminous work includes Angel Baby; Clean Your Room, Harvey Moon!; and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner Talking With Artists. She teaches children’s book illustration and writing at Parsons School of Design, the New School, and Pratt Institute. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. You can visit her online at www.patcummings.com.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780805064766
- Publication Date
- October 1, 2002
- Publisher
- Henry Holt & Company
- Page Count
- 40
- Reading Age
- 4 - 8 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 2001001679
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 46777372
- Est. Lexile® Level
- ~619L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~O
- ATOS® Book Level
- 4
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 65636
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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