Aardema, Verna. Half a Ball of Kenki. New York: Frederick Wayne, 1979
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(An Ashanti tale about a fly and a leopard.)
_______, Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 1975
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(Mosquito tells a lie to iguana and the problems that occur.)
Bernstein, Margery, & Kobrin, Janet. The First Morning: An African Myth. New York: Scribner’s, 1976
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(Animal story of how light came into the world.)
Chikwu, Oliver Cromwell Nze. African Folk and Fairy Tales of the Igbo of Nigeria. San Diego, CA; Chukwu
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(Original folk tales and fairy tales from Nigeria.)
Clayton, Bess. The Truth About the Moon. New York: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1983
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(Story of how the moon came to be.)
Edmonds, I.G. Trickster Tales. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co., 1966
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(A collection of trickster tales from all over the world.)
Feraud, Marie. Contes d”Afrique. Paris: Hachette (Stories and fables from Maghreb to Senegal from Mauritania to the Congo. Represents the diversity of the cultures.)
Franz, Gottfried Heinrich. Makinta Tales. Pietermaritzburg: Shuter & Shuter
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(Original tales from South Africa, which are based on actual events.)
Goddesses, Heroes and Shamans: The Young People’s Guide to World Mythology. New York: Kingfisher, 1994
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(Clear, concise and beautifully illustrated.)
Greaves, Nick. When Hippo was Hairy. Bok Books International, 1988
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(Animal tales which explain how animals got certain characteristics as well as further information on the tales.)
Grifalconi, Ann. The Village of Round and Square Houses. New
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(West African tale which explains why men and women don’t live together in a Cameroon village.)
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Haley, Gail. A Story, A Story. New York: Aladdin, 1970
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(African story of how stories became spread around the world.)
Hamilton, Viriginia. A Ring of Tricksters: Animal Tales from America, the West Indies, and Africa. New York: The Blue Sky
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_______, In the Beginning: Creation Stories from Around the World. New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1988
Mayo, Margaret. Magical Tales from Many Lands. New York: Dutton, 1993
McDermott, Gerald. Anansi the Spider. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1972
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(A story about Anansi and his six sons, which is similar to Anansi’s Rescue from the River.)
_______, ZOMO The Rabbit: A Trickster Tale from West Africa. Retold and Illustrated. New York: Harcourt Brace & Co., 1992
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(Beautifully illustrated picture book.)
Pitcher, Diana. The Mischief Maker. Johannesburg: Capetown, David Philip Publisher.
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(Stories about the trickster hare.)
______, The Calabash Child. Johannesburg: Capetown, David Philip Publisher.
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(Stories about the hare as told in the Bantu tradition.)
@SH:Appendix
ANANSI’S RESCUE FROM THE RIVER
IJAPA AND YANRINBO SWEAR AN OATH
ZOMO THE RABBIT
ART IDEAS
Puppets – paper bag, finger, box, stick, etc.
Word designs using main characters’ names.
Circle Weaving – especially for Anansi’s Rescue from the River.
Mobiles using story elements and/or story characters.
Yarn Line Designs using character shapes.
Repeat design pattern using animal shapes.
Clay animals
Paper weaving using animal outlines
Paper mache animals
Painting – water color/tempera
Fingerprint pictures
Flip pictures of a character on 3x5 cards – movie style
Animal masks
Finale Ideas – Group mural, “TV” paper rolls, Posters, etc.
GAME ACTIVITIES
Spider, turtle or hare pantomime.
Guess My Word! (Using story elements from a particular myth/folktale.)
Anansi (Ijapa/Zomo) Went to Sleep – Using different gestures in a circle, remembering the previous gestures.
The Sky God’s Hare – In a circle each child adds adjectives – in rhythm – The Sky God’s Hare is a an awesome hare, continuing through the alphabet.@$:
Undercover Leader – A player is sent outside and a leader is chosen to lead the group in an activity from one of the myths/folktales. The player tries to guess who is the leader.
Spider/Turtle/Hare – Like Rock/Paper/Scissors – Turtle lays eggs. Spider eats the eggs. The turtle bites the
hare. The hare steps on the spider.
Anansi and the Moon – Variation of Dog & Bone using “space” sounds.
Steal the Yam – Variation of Steal the Bacon.
Hot Yam/Moon/Milk – Variation of Hot Potato
Spider Tag – Someone is it. Players move like spiders.
Ripped Puzzles – Picture of story character, color, rip, give to a friend, and he/she reassembles the picture.
ANSWERS TO SOCIAL STUDIES MULTIPLE QUESTIONS
Anansi’s Rescue from the River – Ashanti Tribe
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Ijapa and Yanrinbo Swear An Oath – Yoruba Tribe
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Zomo the Rabbit – Bantu Tribe
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