Ananse and the Lizard: A West African Tale

by Pat Cummings

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805064761
• ISBN13: 9780805064766
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 10.8"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3