| Description |
vii, 211 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Oxford myths and legends |
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Oxford myths and legends.
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| Contents |
Why the dog is the friend of man (Congo, Bushong) -- The man who learned the language of animals (Ghana, Akan) -- Tortoise and the lizard (East/Central Africa, Bantu) -- The rubber man (Northern Nigeria, Hausa) -- Tortoise and the baboon (Nyasaland, Nyanja) -- Spider and the lion (Northern Nigeria, Hausa) -- Thunder and lightning (Eastern Nigeria, Ibibio) -- Why the crab has no head, or How the first river was made (Eastern Nigeria, Ikom) -- A test of skill (Northern Nigeria, Hausa) -- Why the bush-fowl calls at dawn, and Why flies buzz (Eastern Nigeria, Ekoi) -- Spider and squirrel (Ghana, Akan) --Unanana and the elephant (South Africa, Zulu) -- Spider's web (Central Nigeria, Tiv) -- The magic horns (South Africa, Xhosa) -- Snake magic (East Africa, Swahili) -- Hare and the corn bins (Northern Nigeria, Fulani)-- The calabash children (Tanganyika, Chaga) -- The blacksmith's dilemma (Uganda, Baganda) -- The magic drum (Western Nigeria, Yoruba) -- Why the sun and moon live in the sky (Eastern Nigeria, Ibibio) -- The monkey's heart (East Africa, Swahili) -- The children who lived in a tree-house (Tanganyika, Kamba) -- Why the bat flies at night (Eastern Nigeria, Ibibio) -- Tug of war (East/Central Africa, Bantu) -- The discontented fish (Senegal, Fulani) -- Hallabau's jealousy (Northern Nigeria, Hausa) -- Goto, King of the land and the water (Northern Nigeria, Fulani) -- The singing drum and the mysterious pumpkin (East/Central Africa, Bantu) -- The snake chief (South Africa, Xhosa) -- The two brothers (South Africa, Zulu) -- Fereyel and Debbo Engal the witch (Gambia, Fulani) |
| Summary |
Grade level: 5, 6, 7, e, i |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: page 212 |
| Subject |
Folklore -- Africa.
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Legends -- Africa.
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Mythology, African -- Juvenile literature.
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Mythology, African.
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Tales -- Africa.
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Folklore -- Africa.
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| Genre/Form |
Fiction.
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| Author |
Kiddell-Monroe, Joan.
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| ISBN |
0192741152 |
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0192741438 |
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