Clever Monkey: A Folktale from West Africa

Clever Monkey: A Folktale from West Africa
Author: Rob Cleveland
Publisher: Triangle Interactive, Inc.
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2017-12-13
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1684440068

Read Along or Enhanced eBook: When two greedy jungle cats discover a large piece of cheese, they can't decide how to divide it fairly. The clever monkey comes to their rescue. Or so they think. After reading this trickster tale from West Africa, you will think twice before asking a monkey for help.

Clever Monkey Rides Again

Clever Monkey Rides Again
Author:
Publisher: august house
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2007
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780874838282

Presents a West African tale in which the clever monkey faces a mean lion who has been bullying the other animals. Original.

African Folk Tales

African Folk Tales
Author: Hugh Vernon-Jackson
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2012-02-29
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0486110028

Entertaining stories handed down from generation to generation among tribal cultures include "The Magic Crocodile," "The Hare and the Crownbird," "The Boy in the Drum," 15 others. 19 illustrations.

Monkey

Monkey
Author: Gerald McDermott
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 37
Release: 2011
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0152165967

Monkey is hungry for mangoes. Crocodile is hungry for Monkey! Can Monkey fill he belly with delicious mangoes and escape Crcodile's shart teeth? -- Jacket flap.

The Hatseller and the Monkeys

The Hatseller and the Monkeys
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 44
Release: 1999
Genre: Folklore
ISBN:

One day, BaMusa sets out for a festival to sell his hats. But when he falls asleep under a mango tree, some mischievous monkeys take them...Charming storyline, cleverly executed theme, inviting illustrations, and unusual sound effects for read-aloud fun." - Kirkus Reviews, starred review. "Diakité's use of language is as colorful and unusual as his artwork." - Publishers Weekly, starred review

How Tiger Got His Stripes: A Folktale from Vietnam

How Tiger Got His Stripes: A Folktale from Vietnam
Author: Rob Cleveland
Publisher: Triangle Interactive, Inc.
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2017-12-13
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1684440106

Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Many years ago, the proudest animal in the jungle was not the peacock. The proudest animal was the tiger. In this timeless folktale from Vietnam, we see how Tiger's pride leads him to covet wisdom and, with the help of a wise farmer, earn his stripes.

Anansi the Clever Spider

Anansi the Clever Spider
Author: Susie Linn
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2014
Genre: Anansi (Legendary character)
ISBN: 9781784451905

PICTURE STORYBOOKS. Anansi the spider was very clever and very wise, but he wanted to be cleverer and wiser still! Discover his cunning plan in this new story based on West African and Caribbean folklore. Ages 0+

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
Author: Verna Aardema
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 34
Release: 1975-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0803760892

"In this Caldecott Medal winner, Mosquito tells a story that causes a jungle disaster. "Elegance has become the Dillons' hallmark. . . . Matching the art is Aardema's uniquely onomatopoeic text . . . An impressive showpiece." -Booklist, starred review. Winner of Caldecott Medal in 1976 and the Brooklyn Art Books for Children Award in 1977.

The Magic Bojabi Tree

The Magic Bojabi Tree
Author: Dianne Hofmeyr
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013-09-24
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781847802958

Python has wrapped himself around the melon/mango/pomegranate tree with its delicious fruit, and he won't share the fruit unless the animals can tell him the correct name of the tree. Elephant, Monkey and Zebra each in turn visit Lion, who alone knows the name of the tree. But every time, the animals forget the name on the journey back to the tree. Then Tortoise, the slowest, smallest animal goes to Lion - and sings a special song to remind him of the name. It is the Bojabi Tree! Python unwraps himself from the trunk, and all the animals share a feast.

Travels in West Africa

Travels in West Africa
Author: Mary H. Kingsley
Publisher:
Total Pages: 842
Release: 1897
Genre: Africa, West
ISBN:

As a dutiful Victorian daughter, the author was thirty before being freed (by her parents' deaths) to do as she chose. She went to West Africa in 1893 and again in 1895, to investigate the beliefs and customs of the inland tribes and also to collect zoological specimens. She was appalled by the 'thin veneer of rubbishy white culture' imposed by British officials and was not afraid to say so.