Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti
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| Rating | : | 4.90 (864 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 080500310X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 48 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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Anansi the Spider is one of the great folk heroes of the world. Threatened by Fish and Falcon, he is saved from terrible fates by his sons. But which of his sons should Anansi reward? Calling upon Nyame, the God of All Things, Anansi solves his predicament in a touching and highly resourceful fashion.In adapting this popular folktale, Gerald McDermott merges the old with the new, combining bold, rich color with traditional African design motifs and authentic Ashanti language rhythms.Anansi the Spider is a 1973 Caldecott Honor Book.. He is a rogue, a mischief-maker, and a wise, lovable creature who triumphs over larger foes.In this traditional Ashanti tale, Anansi sets out on a long, difficult journey
McDermott has retold and illustrated many other folktales and myths during his long career, including Arrow to the Sun: A Pueblo Indian Tale, which received the Caldecott Medal, Musicians of the Sun, and a series of trickster folktales from around the world. Anansi the Spider is a wise, funny, mischievous, and loveable folk hero who pops up in traditional Ashanti tales from Ghana, in West Africa. This story, retold and illustrated by Gerald McDermott, relates the tale of father Anansi and his six spider sons. When Anansi sets out on a dangerous journey and gets into all sorts of trouble, each son does one thing to help, and all their efforts together save their father. This profound story reaches children of many ages; younger ones see it as an exciting rescue story, but older children are intrigued by the larger themes of cooperation and "the whole being more than its parts." Anansi the Spider, McDermott's firs
Anansi Makes Me Laugh Arcturus70 I am a big fan of the Anansi tales, and the spider's adventures are delightful as well as thought-provoking. For edutainment (educational entertainment) and discussion, I include them in my high school / college level introduction to mythology / humanities survey courses. All ages can enjoy a clever trickster hero who possesses many human qualities, the good and bad--who makes us think about our own deeds and behavior.In Anansi The Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti, Gerald McDermott retells an Anansi story with warmth, cultural sensitivity, and bright, attention-s. kid loves it (3y) and once we found the old kid loves it (3y) and once we found the old cartoon that accompanies it on youtube it took on an extra magic.. This is a good story of how family works together to help another Lovely Reader This is a good story of how family works together to help another family member in need. In this case, the father spider Anansi needed help from his six spiders sons. Then the father spider wants to give his sons a gift for helping him. He decides to give them the moon and called upon a god to hold it for him while he figures what son deserves it.Obviously, they cannot agree because all the son's played an equal part so then the god puts the moon in the sky for all to see.The illustrations are unique, very colorful, and captured my children's attention. However,