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9780316051071

The Adventures of Spider West African Folktales

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  • ISBN13:

    9780316051071

  • ISBN10:

    0316051071

  • Edition: Revised
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1992-11-02
  • Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

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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.

Author Biography

Jerry Pinkney is one of the most heralded children's book illustrators of all time and has illustrated more than 100 books. He has the rare distinction of being the recipient of five Caldecott Honors and the winner of the 2010 Caldecott Medal for The Lion and the Mouse, and has since created several companion books: The Tortoise & the Hare, The Grasshopper & the Ants, The Three Billy Goats Gruff, and The Little Mermaid. He has won the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award five times and the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor four times. Jerry has received several major lifetime achievement awards and was also the first children's book illustrator elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He lives with his wife, author Gloria Jean Pinkney, in Croton-on-Hudson, New York. The artist invites you to visit his website at jerrypinkneystudio.com.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1(4)
How Spider Got a Thin Waist
5(7)
Why Spider Lives in Ceilings
12(9)
How Spider Got a Bald Head
21(11)
How Spider Helped a Fisherman
32(8)
Why Spiders Live in Dark Corners
40(10)
How the World Got Wisdom
50

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