How Crab Lost his Head
Title | How Crab Lost his Head PDF eBook |
Author | Nick Greaves |
Publisher | Penguin Random House South Africa |
Pages | 202 |
Release | 2014-11-13 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1775841898 |
Author Nick Greaves continues the ancient tradition of storytelling in this renamed and freshly jacketed edition by recounting the myths and legends of southern African tribes. Aimed at 7–12 year olds, the 19 stories in this volume introduce a magical cast of characters, from a feisty buck, greedy vultures and a bewitched crocodile to an arrogant bat and the perpetually crafty hare. The collection of tales is a delightful addition to the successful series by the author, including When Hippo was Hairy, When Lion Could Fly, When Elephant was King, and When Bat was a Bird.
How Crab Lost His Head
Title | How Crab Lost His Head PDF eBook |
Author | Nick Greaves |
Publisher | |
Pages | 128 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | Folk literature, African |
ISBN | 9781775841876 |
Author Nick Greaves continues the ancient tradition of storytelling in this renamed and freshly jacketed edition by recounting the myths and legends of southern African tribes. Aimed at 7-12 year olds, the 19 stories in this volume introduce a magical cast of characters, from a feisty buck, greedy vultures and a bewitched crocodile to an arrogant bat and the perpetually crafty hare. The collection of tales is a delightful addition to the successful series by the author, including When Hippo was Hairy, When Lion Could Fly, When Elephant was King, and When Bat was a Bird.
Ananse in the Land of Idiots
Title | Ananse in the Land of Idiots PDF eBook |
Author | Yaw Asare |
Publisher | |
Pages | 102 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Adultery |
ISBN |
Why the Crab Has No Head
Title | Why the Crab Has No Head PDF eBook |
Author | Barbara Knutson |
Publisher | Carolrhoda Books |
Pages | 28 |
Release | 2009-08-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0761357920 |
Nzambi Mpungu, creator of the earth and sky, has spent a long hard day making the Elephant. By nightfall, Nzambi still hasn't finished her next creation, the Crab, and she tells the little creature to return the following day for a fine head. That night, the proud Crab boasts about the promised head to all the other animals and ends up learning a hard lesson. This tale from the Bakongo people of Zaire, retold and illustrated by Barbara Knutson, will delight readers of all ages.
Clumsy Crab
Title | Clumsy Crab PDF eBook |
Author | Ruth Galloway |
Publisher | Tiger Tales |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 2018-09-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1680109057 |
Nipper doesn't like his huge, clumsy claws. They are no use at all and they just get in the way. Nipper would much rather have tickly arms like Octopus, or tentacles like Sea Jelly, or flippety flippers and fins like Turtle and the fish. But one day, when he is playing with his friends, Nipper finds that his claws are very useful after all!
Communities in Contemporary Anglophone Caribbean Short Stories
Title | Communities in Contemporary Anglophone Caribbean Short Stories PDF eBook |
Author | Lucy Evans |
Publisher | Liverpool University Press |
Pages | 240 |
Release | 2019-10-16 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1789623456 |
This book explores representations of community in Anglophone Caribbean short story collections and cycles of the late twentieth and early twenty-first century.
Kermit the Hermit
Title | Kermit the Hermit PDF eBook |
Author | Bill Peet |
Publisher | Perfection Learning |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1980-10 |
Genre | Friendship |
ISBN | 9780812427363 |
Kermit the Hermit was a greedy, gabby crab until he found a better way of living.