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A ring of tricksters : animal tales from America, the West Indies, and Africa
Title
A ring of tricksters : animal tales from America, the West Indies, and Africa / Virginia Hamilton ; illustrated by Barry Moser.
ISBN
0590473743
9780590473743
Published
New York : Blue Sky Press, ©1997.
Physical Description
111 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Local Notes
BEIN 2018 4036: Dust jacket. Review copy; Accompanied by: Publisher's slip (1 leaf). Sticker on cover: "Virginia Hamilton - America's most honored writer of books for children". From the library of Leonard S. Marcus.
Notes
Number line: "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 7 8 9/9 0 1 2/0" on title page verso indicates 1st printing, 1997.
Summary
Twelve trickster tales that show the migration of African culture to America via the West Indies.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 29, 2020
Contents
The story ring of trickster tales: a note from the author
Tricksters: American
Buh Rabby and Bruh Gator
Buzzard and Wren have a race
The cat and the rat
Bruh Wolf and Bruh Rabbit join together
Tricksters: West Indian
The one, Anansi
Magic Anansi
Cunnie Anansie does some good
Tricksters: African
Cunnie Rabbit and Spider make a match
How Chameleon became a ride
Old Mister Turtle gets a whipping
The animals share
About these tales.
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Fiction.
Folklore.
Juvenile works.
Literature.
Juvenile literature.
Review copies (Printing)
Also listed under
Leonard S. Marcus Collection of Children's Literature (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
United States New York (State) New York.
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