| The Ox of the Wonderful Horns: And Other African Folktales Contributor(s): Bryan, Ashley (Author), Bryan, Ashley (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0689317999 ISBN-13: 9780689317996 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 1993 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - Country & Ethnic - General - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american - Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables - General |
| Dewey: 398.2 |
| LCCN: 94203820 |
| Lexile Measure: 700 |
| Physical Information: 0.42" H x 6.68" W x 9.31" (0.60 lbs) 48 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Coretta Scott King Award winner Ashley Bryan presents five African folktales in this delightful, boldly illustrated picture book. A trickster spider has his careful plan backfire, a frog and elephant team up to woo pretty girls, a calm tortoise outwits an underhanded hare, and more in these stories from Ghana, Angola, and South Africa. This beautiful picture book includes "Ananse the Spider in Search of a Fool;" "Frog and His Two Wives;" "Elephant and Frog Go Courting;" "Tortoise, Hare, and the Sweet Potatoes;" and "The Ox of the Wonderful Horns." |
Contributor Bio(s): Bryan, Ashley: - Ashley Bryan grew up to the sound of his mother singing from morning to night, and he has shared the joy of song with children ever since. A beloved illustrator, he was recently named a Newbery Honoree for his picture book, Freedom Over Me. He has also been the recipient of the Coretta Scott King--Virginia Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award; the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award; has been a May Hill Arbuthnot lecturer; a Coretta Scott King Award winner; and the recipient of countless other awards and recognitions. His books include Freedom Over Me; Sail Away; Beautiful Blackbird; Beat the Story-Drum, Pum Pum; Let It Shine; Ashley Bryan's Book of Puppets; and What a Wonderful World. He lives in Islesford, one of the Cranberry Isles off the coast of Maine. |