Eric A Kimmel
Author
Series
Anansi books volume 1
Language
English
Description
Anansi the Spider uses a strange moss-covered rock in the forest to trick all the other animals, until Little Bush Deer decides he needs to learn a lesson
Author
Series
Anansi books volume 2
Language
English
Description
Anansi the spider plans to trick Turtle into catching a fish for his dinner, but Turtle proves to be smarter and ends up with a free meal. Explains the origin of spider webs
Author
Series
Anansi books volume 3
Language
English
Description
A clever spider tricks Elephant and some other animals into thinking the melon in which he is hiding can talk
Author
Series
Anansi books volume 4
Language
English
Description
Anansi the Spider steals Hyena's magic stick so he won't have to do the chores, but when the stick's magic won't stop, he gets more than he bargained for
Author
Series
Anansi books volume 5
Language
English
Description
When Anansi the spider invites Turtle to a party just to play a trick on him, Turtle gets revenge at a party of his own
Author
Language
English
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Description
Kar-Ben Read-Aloud eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to bring eBooks to life!
Set in biblical times, the story of Nicanor's Gate-one of the entrances to the Temple in Jerusalem-shows how a man's faith is important to living a happy, fulfilled life. Nicanor, a wealthy merchant from Alexandria, is thrilled when King Herod calls on him to assist in rebuilding the ruined Temple in Jerusalem. Nicanor orders massive,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
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Description
GROWING UP IN Russia in the late 1800s, Marc Chagall doesn't know what art is. He doesn't even know what drawing is until one of hisschoolmates shows him how to trace a picture in a magazine. Marc tries it himself, then decides to pull pictures out of his own mind - his Uncle Noah on the roof, giant chickens, flying cows, happy men with fiddles, and women with lambs. Suddenly Marc knows what he wants to do with his life. He wants to be an artist!...
12) The Three Latkes
Author
Language
English
Description
When three Hanukkah latkes fight over which of them tastes the best, the winner is, decided by the family cat. Which will he choose? The excited latkes can't wait to find out, but perhaps, they should be, careful what they wish for!
16) Rattlestiltskin
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this Southwestern version of Rumplestiltskin, Rosalinda is in debt to the strange little snake man Rattlestiltskin after he teaches her how to make tortillas so light they float in the air, but can she outsmart the trickster and keep her freedom?
18) Hanukkah bear
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Language
English
Description
On the first night of Hanukkah, Old Bear wanders into Bubba Brayna's house and receives a delicious helping of potato latkes when she mistakes him for the rabbi. Includes a recipe for latkes
Author
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 23 x 31 cm
Language
English
Description
In this variation of "The Three Little Pigs" set in the Southwest, three little tamales escape from a restaurant before they can be eaten, and set up homes in the prairie, cornfield, and desert