| Anansi's Party Time Contributor(s): Kimmel, Eric A. (Author), Stevens, Janet (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0823422410 ISBN-13: 9780823422418 Publisher: Holiday House
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: September 2009 Annotation: Anansi is throwing a party. He invites Turtle, but plays so many tricks on him that Turtle can't have any fun. So Turtle decides to get even and throws a party of his own. A companion to Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock, Anansi Goes Fishing, Anansi and the Talking Melon, and Anansi and the Magic Stick. The latest in Kimmel-Stevens series about the spiderthat figures prominently in West African folklore shows how the trickster himself gets tricked, this time by a plodding turtle. Anansi invites Turtle to a party, but his directions are circuitous, Turtle takes forever arriving, and thenAnansi sends him back forvarious items until Turtle has missed the party. Turtle retaliates with an invite of his own to his underwater home that necessitatesAnansiholding on to a crab to keep from floating away, causing himto miss allthe fun. Stevens mixed-media artwork adds to the storys comic intensity. |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations - Birthdays - Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables - African - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - General |
| Dewey: E |
| Age Level: 4-8 |
| Grade Level: PreK-3 |
| Guided Reading: L (Grade 2) |
| Series: Anansi the Trickster |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 9.5" W x 9.3" L (0.35 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Event - Birthday - Catalog Heading - Language Arts - Curriculum Strand - Language Arts |
| Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 124434 Reading Level: 2.0 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Anansi the Spider thinks he pulled a great prank on slow-moving Turtle. . . . but when Turtle throws a party of his own, Anansi is in for a surprise. Dear Turtle, I'm having a party. You're invited. But when Turtle arrives, he learns Anansi forgot to mention it's a costume party--so he goes home to try on different outfits. Then he finds out he was supposed to bring a dish. . . and by the time he's all ready, Anansi tells him the party is already over. To get back at the Spider, Turtle throws his own party, with punch and cake and games. But when Anansi wins a game, the prize isn't what he expected. A Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year. Based on tales originating in West Africa and familiar in Caribbean culture, the five-book Anansi the Trickster series is full of slapstick humor and mischief. Eric A. Kimmel's imaginative retellings combined with Janet Stevens' expressive illustrations create the perfect silly stories for fun-loving kids. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kimmel, Eric A.: - Eirc A. Kimmel is the author of numerous books for children, including Anansi and The Talking Melon, Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock, and Anansi Goes Fishing, all illustrated by Janet Stevens, as well as Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins, a Caldecott Honor Book illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman. He lives in Oregon with his wife. |
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