The Resource A story, a story : an African tale, retold and illustrated by Gail E. Haley
A story, a story : an African tale, retold and illustrated by Gail E. Haley
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The item A story, a story : an African tale, retold and illustrated by Gail E. Haley represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Portland Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches.
- Summary
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- [35] p.
- Note
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- Art techniques used: Colorful woodcut prints including African motifs
- On verso of t.p.: Bound by H. Wolff
- Isbn
- 9780689205118
- Label
- A story, a story : an African tale
- Title
- A story, a story
- Title remainder
- an African tale
- Statement of responsibility
- retold and illustrated by Gail E. Haley
- Subject
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- Leopard -- Juvenile fiction
- Storytelling -- Juvenile fiction
- Anansi (Legendary character) -- Juvenile fiction
- Deals -- Juvenile fiction
- Dust jackets (Binding) -- 1970
- Fairies -- Juvenile fiction
- Folk tales -- 1970
- Folklore -- Africa
- Folklore -- Africa -- Juvenile fiction
- Hornets -- Juvenile fiction
- Onyame (Akan deity) -- Juvenile fiction
- Sky gods -- Juvenile fiction
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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
- Awards note
- Caldecott Medal, 1971.
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Haley, Gail E
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- novels
- PerformerNote
- Narrator: John J. Akar
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Haley, Gail E
- H. Wolff, Inc
- Connecticut Printers
- Atheneum (New York, N.Y.)
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Anansi (Legendary character)
- Onyame (Akan deity)
- Sky gods
- Deals
- Storytelling
- Leopard
- Hornets
- Fairies
- Folklore
- Folklore
- Target audience
- juvenile
- Label
- A story, a story : an African tale, retold and illustrated by Gail E. Haley
- Note
-
- Art techniques used: Colorful woodcut prints including African motifs
- On verso of t.p.: Bound by H. Wolff
- Control code
- 67571
- Dimensions
- 26 x 27 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- [35] p.
- Isbn
- 9780689205118
- Lccn
- 69018961
- Other physical details
- col. ill.
- Label
- A story, a story : an African tale, retold and illustrated by Gail E. Haley
- Note
-
- Art techniques used: Colorful woodcut prints including African motifs
- On verso of t.p.: Bound by H. Wolff
- Control code
- 67571
- Dimensions
- 26 x 27 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- [35] p.
- Isbn
- 9780689205118
- Lccn
- 69018961
- Other physical details
- col. ill.
Subject
- Leopard -- Juvenile fiction
- Storytelling -- Juvenile fiction
- Anansi (Legendary character) -- Juvenile fiction
- Deals -- Juvenile fiction
- Dust jackets (Binding) -- 1970
- Fairies -- Juvenile fiction
- Folk tales -- 1970
- Folklore -- Africa
- Folklore -- Africa -- Juvenile fiction
- Hornets -- Juvenile fiction
- Onyame (Akan deity) -- Juvenile fiction
- Sky gods -- Juvenile fiction
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