African mythology / Linda Jacobs Altman; [cover and illustrations by William Sauts Bock].
A collection of myths shaped by the cultures and beliefs of Africa, featuring creator gods, tricksters, shape-changing animals, and heroes who overcome unthinkable hardship.
Record details
- ISBN: 0766021254
- Physical Description: 112 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow Publishers, [2003]
- Copyright: ©2003
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 108-109) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | 1 Coming Down From the Sky (The Yoruba of Nigeria) 17 -- 2 First People and the Flood (The Ekoi of Nigeria and Cameroon) 31 -- 3 Gift of Fire (The Chaga of Tanzania) 43 -- 4 Why People Grow Old and Die (The Kono of Sierra Leone) 53 -- 5 How Baboons Became Monkeys (The !Kung of the Kalahari, Southern Africa) 65 -- 6 How Anansi Got God's Stories (The Ashanti of Ghana) 77 -- 7 Kwasi Benefo in the Land of the Dead (The Ashanti of Ghana) 91. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Statesville Main Library | J 299.62 ALT (Text) | 33114013613369 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |