| Anansí and the Sky Kingdom Contributor(s): Norfolk, Bobby (Author), Norfolk, Sherry (Author), Hoffmire, Baird (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0874838819 ISBN-13: 9780874838817 Publisher: August House Publishers OUR PRICE: $4.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2008 Annotation: In this story, the world is dark and King Lion wants someone to go to the King of the Sky and ask for light. After many animals try and fail, Anansi the spider offers to go. In this timeless story from Africa, Bobby and Sherry Norfolk show us how Anansi uses his wits, his trickster skills, and the help of his friends to bring light to the world. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - General - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - Survival Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Insects, Spiders, Etc. |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2007048171 |
| Lexile Measure: 630 |
| Series: StoryCove: A World of Stories |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 7.8" W x 7.6" (0.20 lbs) 32 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A timeless trickster tale from Africa about silly spider, Anansi. Anansi and the Sky Kingdom is another folktale from West Africa about the trickster spider Anansi. This timeless story is written by the award-winning creative team of Bobby and Sherry Norfolk. In this folktale, the world is dark and King Lion asks for someone to go to the King of the Sky to ask for light. Many animals try but all of them fail to bring light to the world. Finally, Anansi offers to take on the task after all of the other animals have failed. He uses his courageous wit and trickster skills to successfully bring light to the world and all of the animals rejoice. These trickster legends from Africa teach readers the importance of citizenship, courage and resourcefulness.While author, Bobby Norfolk was visiting the town of Kumasi in Ghana in the summer of 1993, a woman told him, "At four-thirty every afternoon, we try to gather together and have Anansi time." Norfolk attended the afternoon break and heard elders tell stories of Anansi, the tireless trickster of Ghanian tradition. Anansi Appears in these stories in his most playful and creative guises. The Norfolks' adaptations brim with action, energy, and humor. |