A story, a story : an African tale / retold and illustrated by Gail E. Haley.
Many African stories are called "Spider stories". This book is about how that came to be. And it tells that long, long ago there were no stories on earth for children to hear. All stories belonged to Nyame, the Sky god. Ananse, the Spider man, wanted to buy some of these stories, so he spun a web up to the sky and went to bargain with the Sky god. The price the Sky god asked was Osebo, the leopard-of-the-terrible-teeth, Mmboro the hornet who-stings-like-fire and Mmoatia the fairy whom-man-never-see. This book is about how Ananse paid the price.
Record details
- ISBN: 0689704232
- ISBN: 9780689704239
- ISBN: 0689205112
- ISBN: 9780689205118
- Physical Description: 35 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 x 27 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Atheneum, [1970]
- Manufacturer: Hartford : Connecticut Printers, [1970]
- Copyright: ©1970
Content descriptions
| General Note: | An Aladdin book. Art techniques used: Colorful woodcut prints including African motifs. |
| Target Audience Note: | Grade K-3. AD590L Lexile |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR LG 4.2 0.5 30634. |
| Awards Note: | Caldecott Medal, 1971. |
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| Genre: | Novels. |
Available copies
- 71 of 75 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 1 current hold with 75 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swansboro Branch Library | E HAL (Text) | 36015001091392 | Easy Fiction | Available | - |
| Alleghany Public Library | J 398.2 HAL (Text) | 30664000225133 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Alleghany Public Library | J 398.2 HAL (Text) | 30664000225125 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Ashe County Public Library | J 398.209 HAL (Text) | 50503300314210 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Avery County Morrison Public Library | E HAL (Text) | 31111002069510 | Easy Fiction | Available | - |
| BHM Headquarters Library | J FIC (Text) | 38344100211760 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
| Badin Branch Library | E Hal (Text) | 101291000070533 | Easy Fiction | Available | - |
| Belhaven Public Library | J FIC (Text) | 38344100639432 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
| Black Mountain Library | J398.2 HAL (Text) | 0020400195119 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Braswell Memorial Main Library | E HALEY (Text) | 540191001641942 | Easy Fiction | Available | - |
