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Anansi and the talking melon

A clever spider tricks Elephant and some other animals into thinking the melon in which he is hiding can talk.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Kimmel, Eric A.
Other Authors:	Stevens, Janet (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Holiday House, c1994.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Anansi (Legendary character) > Juvenile nonfiction Folklore > Africa.
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Summary:	A clever spider tricks Elephant and some other animals into thinking the melon in which he is hiding can talk.
Physical Description:	1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
ISBN:	0823411044 :
Author Notes:	Eric A. Kimmel, has written, retold, and adapted a number of stories from around the world, including two other Anansi titles, Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock and Anansi Goes Fishing. The Anansi tales are originally from West Africa but are also familiar in Caribbean culture, where Anansi is a beloved folklore character. Professor of Education at Portland State University, Dr. Kimmel and his wife, Doris, live in Portland, Oregon. Janet Stevens has written and/or illustrated many popular books, including Coyote Steals the Blanket: A Ute Tale. She lives in Boulder, Colorado.