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Anansi the spider has six sons all named for their various skills. When Anansi gets lost and falls into a river his sons use their skills to rescue him. Anansi wants to gift the son who saved him with the moon, but he has trouble deciding which son deserves the gift as his rescue relied on all of their skills combined. As a compromise he calls upon Nyame the God of All Things to place the moon in the sky for all to see.
What a visually stunning book! The pages are brightly colored and illustrations use basic geometric shapes to represent the characters and physical environment. Great read aloud. Must read/see!
What a visually stunning book! The pages are brightly colored and illustrations use basic geometric shapes to represent the characters and physical environment. Great read aloud. Must read/see!
It's an Ashanti (West Africa/Ghana) folk tale of the origin of . My only note is that I wish they had included a very simple pronunciation page for a couple of the ethnic names.
My sister gave the kids a selection of books in line with the BLM movement, and this was one of them.
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the moonMy sister gave the kids a selection of books in line with the BLM movement, and this was one of them.
We are studying a bit about Western Africa, and Anansi's tales from Ghana are part of it.
One of the Ashanti myths is told in this children’s book. Loved the pictures!
A lovely, illustrated book based on folk-lore from the Ghanian people. Anansi is a hero represented in the form of a spider, who has 6 children. Anansi gets into trouble many times and is saved by all of his children. He cannot decide who to reward with his “magical orb” and so it is taken into the sky and becomes the moon.
This tale is a great way to incorporate multi-cultural traditions into teaching and appeals to children on varying levels. The simple text makes it easy for early readers to follow along, although they will need help with unfamiliar names. There are also deeper meanings to catch the attention of older audiences.
This tale is a great way to incorporate multi-cultural traditions into teaching and appeals to children on varying levels. The simple text makes it easy for early readers to follow along, although they will need help with unfamiliar names. There are also deeper meanings to catch the attention of older audiences.
This book is really basic and simplistic. In fact, I think it might have been McDermott's book about the Native American story on Raven that introduced me to mythology around 1st grade. While I could have done with more content and none of the characters in Anansi had the level of craftiness or multifaceted morality that Raven does, McDermott's illustrations make up for the content to some extent, and it still serves as a good tale of siblings combining their strengths to work together to save their trouble-seeking dad.
Galen read on October 6, 2023.
“Anansi got saved. And he got in trouble. And all the sons worked together.”
“Anansi got saved. And he got in trouble. And all the sons worked together.”
informative
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
i’m like a baby, i love the bright colors. the art style is amazing too. surely its from the ashanti so 5 stars for the ashanti! that's all i got tho 3 stars is me being generous there's not much going on here.