Tales from West Africa

By Martin Bennett

Book Overview

This lively collection comes from West Africa, a place 'where stories grow on trees'. Here are the famous tricksters: Hare, Tortoise, and the greatest of them all - Ananse the spider. The stories are full of larger-than-life characters and situations; and include the tale of how Ananse got his thin waist, how Crocodile learnt his lesson, and how Monkey managed not to get eaten by Shark.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192750763
• ISBN13: 9780192750761
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.1" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7