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The Cow-Tail Switch
And Other West African Stories (Newbery Honor Book)
Author: Harold Courlander and George Herzog; Illustrated by Madye Lee Chastain
The Cow-Tail Switch
$17.99
About This Book
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17 stories make up this unique collection of folktales brought to life by illustrations throughout the text.
"The stories of West Africa are about men and animals, about kings, warriors, and hunters. They tell about clever people and stupid people, about good ones and bad ones, about how things and animals got to be how they are. Sometimes they are just tall tales. There are stories about Frog, Rabbit, Turtle, Guinea Fowl, and all the other animals that West Africans know. Some of the stories make you think. Some make you laugh.
Here are some of the stories of the people of the forests, the seacoast, the hills, and the plains.
The people of West Africa give them to you."
A NEWBERY HONOR BOOK (1948)
Imprint Publisher
Square Fish
ISBN
9780312380069
In The News
“The seventeen stories, mostly gathered in the Ashanti country, are fresh to collections and are told with humor and originality.” —The Horn Book Magazine
“An unusually fine collection of folk tales told simply, directly, and with beauty.” —School Library Journal
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The Cow-Tail Switch