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
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Virginia Hamilton ; illustrated by Barry Moser.
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Publication Information:
New York : Blue Sky Press, c1997 (Singapore)
Physical Description:
111, [1] p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm.
ISBN:
9780590473743
General Note:
"The paintings...were executed in transparent watercolor on paper handmade at the Barcham Green Mills in Maidstone, Kent, Great Britain, for the Royal Watercolour Society. The three text typefaces used are Kennerly for the American Tricksters, Berkley for the West Indian Tricksters, & Goudy Oldstyle for the African Tricksters. All three types were designed by Frederic W. Goudy. The illustrator would like to especially thank Heinrich Kley & Wilhelm Raulbach for their work, which the illustrator has unabashedly and freely quoted. Production supervision by Angela Biola ; The book was designed by Kathleen Westray & Barry Moser"--colophon
Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature copy inscribed by the author.
Abstract:
Eleven trickster tales that show the migration of African culture to America via the West Indies.
Reading Level:
540 L Lexile
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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.