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Deze serie brengt de avonturen van Anansi, de sluwe spinnengod en bedrieger uit de West-Afrikaanse folklore, tot leven. Elk verhaal is geweven met slimme plannen, geestige humor en onderliggende morele lessen die traditioneel vertellen weerspiegelen. Lezers zullen betoverd worden door een wereld vol magie, dierlijke personages en tijdloze lessen over moed en slimheid. Het is een viering van het Afrikaanse erfgoed en de blijvende kracht van verhalen vertellen.

Anansi and the Talking Melon
Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock

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  • Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock

    • 32bladzijden
    • 2 uur lezen
    4,2(1380)Tarief

    A classic trickster folktale told with humor and charm, this is a perfect read along book both parents and children will love. When Anansi the Spider finds a strange moss-covered rock in the forest, he uses it to trick all his animal friends. But Little Bush Deer is onto Anansi's scheme, and hatches a plan to beat him at his own game. Based on tales originating in West Africa and familiar in Caribbean culture, the five-book Anansi the Trickster series is full of slapstick humor and mischief. Eric A. Kimmel’s imaginative energy combined with Janet Stevens’ expressive illustrations create the perfect silly stories for fun-loving kids.

    Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock

  • Anansi and the Talking Melon

    4,3(78)Tarief

    When Anansi the Spider gets stuck in a melon, he decides to pass his time by doing what he's best at—tricking the other animals around him. When his melon begins talking, Elephant is so impressed he decides to take it to show the king.  But Anansi can't resist the opportunity to make jokes at the expense of everyone they meet. Even the King loses his temper over Anansi's bold remarks—but how will the Spider free himself? Anansi's quick thinking will delight readers who love to watch a master trickster at work, and the bold illustrations of the animals' frustrated faces are sure to make kids laugh.  Based on tales originating in West Africa and familiar in Caribbean culture, the five-book Anansi the Trickster series is full of slapstick humor and mischief. Eric A. Kimmel’s imaginative retellings combined with Janet Stevens’ expressive illustrations create the perfect silly stories for fun-loving kids.

    Anansi and the Talking Melon