Ananse and the Lizard: A West African Tale

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 most clever . . . I alone know the name of the Chief's daughter! . . .

But clever Lizard has plans of his own.

Pat Cumming's lively retelling and vibrant illustrations capture all the mischief and humor of Ananse, one of the most popular characters of West African lore.

Author: Pat Cummings
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Published: 10/01/2002
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 10.80h x 8.50w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780805064766

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 65636 / Ananse and the Lizard: A West African Tale


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Review - Children 10/01/2002 pg. 1465
Publishers Weekly 10/14/2002 pg. 83
School Library Journal 10/01/2002 pg. 142
Booklist 11/01/2002 pg. 500
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2003 pg. 195
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2002 pg. 116 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Multicultural Review 06/01/2003 pg. 84
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2003 pg. 116 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author

Pat Cummings, the creator of almost thirty books for children, has received the Coretta Scott King Award for Illustration, the Horn Book-Boston Globe Award and the National Council of Teachers of English Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction. Ms. Cummings, her husband, Chuku Lee, and their cat, Cash, live in beautiful downtown Brooklyn, New York.

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