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Anansi the Trickster, part 1 | The Logonauts. Eric Kimmel has written a series of picture book based on African Anansi trickster tales, which Janet Stevens illustrated. These are a delightful way to introduce your students to Anansi. Bulletin Boards Christmas, African Folktales, Bulletin Boards School, Education Bulletin Boards, Spider Lessons, Ancient Mali, Physical Education Bulletin Boards, Trickster Tales, Christmas Bulletin Boards

Every year, my students fall in love with Trickster Tales. This sub-genre of traditional tales never ceases to delight with its tricky heroes and unexpected twists. Since Africa is our first unit of study, Anansi is often the first trickster we meet during the course of the year. This post will provide a quick overview of the five Anansi tales retold by Eric Kimmel, and next week I will introduce Anansi stories by a variety of authors and illustrators. Anansi Trickster Tales retold Eric…

Trickster Tales from around the World, retold by Gerald McDermott | The Logonauts Trickster Tales, Traditional Literature, Around The World Theme, Traditional Tales, Summer Reading Program, Library Lessons, Tall Tales, Mentor Texts, Classroom Library

Many, many cultures have traditional tales that involve a trickster main character. Earlier I wrote a series of two posts about Anansi, a tricky spider from west Africa: Anansi tales retold by Eric Kimmel and Even More Anansi Trickster Tales. Gerald McDermott is another wonderful picture book author-illustrator who has written a series of stories focusing on different trickster characters from around the world. This post provides a quick overview of these different books and creative…

Of all the characters in myths and legends told around the world, it's the wily trickster who provides the real spark in the action, causing trouble wherever he goes. This figure shows up time and again in Native American folklore, where he takes many forms, from the irascible Coyote of the Southwest, to Iktomi, the amorphous spider man of the Lakota tribe. This dazzling collection of American Indian trickster tales, compiled by an eminent anthropologist and a master storyteller, serves as the perfect companion to their previous masterwork, American Indian Myths and Legends. American Indian Trickster Tales includes more than one hundred stories from sixty tribes-many recorded from living storytellers—which are illustrated with lively and evocative drawings. These entertaining tales can be American Literature, Native American Literature, Trickster Tales, Native American Folklore, American Folklore, Myths And Legends, Cat Coasters, Brothers Grimm, Wit And Wisdom

Of all the characters in myths and legends told around the world, it's the wily trickster who provides the real spark in the action, causing trouble wherever he goes. This figure shows up time and again in Native American folklore, where he takes many forms, from the irascible Coyote of the Southwest, to Iktomi, the amorphous spider man of the Lakota tribe. This dazzling collection of American Indian trickster tales, compiled by an eminent anthropologist and a master storyteller, serves as…

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