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The cow-tail switch and other West African stories / by Harold Courlander and George Herzog ; drawings by Madye Lee Chastain. [print]

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York, New York : Square Fish/Henry Holt, [(c)2008.Edition: 1st Square Fish edDescription: 143 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780312380069
  • 0312380062
Other title:
  • Cow tail switch
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PZ8.1.C861.C698 2008
  • PZ8.1.C8.C489.C698 2008
Available additional physical forms:
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Contents:
"Africa is many things" ; Cow-tail switch Kaddo's wall Talk One you don't see coming Kassa, the strong one Anansi's fishing expedition Younde goes to town Singing tortoise Time Messenger to Maftam Guinea fowl and rabbit get justice Anansi and Nothing go hunting for wives How Soko brought debt to Ashanti Hungry spider and the turtle Throw mountains Ansige Karamba, the glutton Don't shake hands with everybody.
Awards:
  • Newbery honor book.
Summary: "The stories of West Africa are about men and animals, about kings, warriors, and hunters. They tell about clever people and stupid people, about good ones and bad ones, about how things and animals got to be how they are. Sometimes they are just tall tales. There are stories about Frog, Rabbit, Turtle, Guinea Fowl, and all the other animals that West Africans know. Some of the stories make you think. Some make you laugh. Here are some of the stories of the people of the forests, the seacoast, the hills, and the plains"--Page 4 of cover.
Item type: Juvenile Book (10-day checkout)
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Juvenile Book (10-day checkout) G. Allen Fleece Library Newbery Award Collection - Second Floor Fiction PZ8.1.C874 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31923001762117

Reprint. Previously published: New York : Henry Holt and Company, 1947.

"Notes on the stories" (pages 133-140).

Includes glossary and pronunciation guide (pages 141-143).

"The stories of West Africa are about men and animals, about kings, warriors, and hunters. They tell about clever people and stupid people, about good ones and bad ones, about how things and animals got to be how they are. Sometimes they are just tall tales. There are stories about Frog, Rabbit, Turtle, Guinea Fowl, and all the other animals that West Africans know. Some of the stories make you think. Some make you laugh. Here are some of the stories of the people of the forests, the seacoast, the hills, and the plains"--Page 4 of cover.

"Africa is many things" ; Cow-tail switch Kaddo's wall Talk One you don't see coming Kassa, the strong one Anansi's fishing expedition Younde goes to town Singing tortoise Time Messenger to Maftam Guinea fowl and rabbit get justice Anansi and Nothing go hunting for wives How Soko brought debt to Ashanti Hungry spider and the turtle Throw mountains Ansige Karamba, the glutton Don't shake hands with everybody.

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Newbery honor book.

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