Anansi the Spider

Gerald McDermott First published 1972

About this book

In trying to determine which of his six sons to reward for saving his life, Anansi the Spider is responsible for placing the moon in the sky

Subjects

  • africa, fiction
  • african gods
  • anansi (legendary character)
  • ashanti (african people)
  • ashanti folklore
  • brothers
  • children's fiction
  • children's stories
  • collectionid:caldecotthonor70
  • cooperation
  • folklore
  • folklore, africa
  • folklore, ashanti
  • juvenile fiction
  • juvenile literature
  • legends
  • onyame (akan deity)
  • origin
  • rescues
  • spiders
  • spiders, fiction