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Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti: A Tale from the Ashanti Audiobook, by Gerald R. McDermott Play Audiobook Sample

Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti: A Tale from the Ashanti Audiobook

Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti: A Tale from the Ashanti Audiobook, by Gerald R. McDermott Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: John Joseph Akar Publisher: Weston Woods Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 0 hours and 04 min. at 1.5x Speed 0 hours and 04 min. at 2.0x Speed Release Date: September 1974 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9780545256537

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

1

Longest Chapter Length:

05:41 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

05:41 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

05:41 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

5

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Publisher Description

Anansi the Spider is one of the great folk heroes of the world. He is a rogue, a mischief maker, and a wise, lovable creature who triumphs over larger foes.

In this traditional Ashanti tale, Anansi sets out on a long, difficult journey. Threatened by Fish and Falcon, he is saved from terrible fates by his sons. But which of his sons should Anansi reward? Calling upon Nyame, the God of All Things, Anansi solves his predicament in a touching and highly resourceful fashion.

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“A clever folk hero proves himself resourceful in this bold and poetic tale.”

— Publishers Weekly

Awards

  • A Caldecott Honor Book

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About Gerald R. McDermott

Gerald McDermott, a Caldecott Medalist, has received international recognition for his illustrated books and animated films. He is highly regarded for his culturally diverse works inspired by traditional African and Japanese folktales, hero tales of the Pueblos, and the archetypal mythology of Egypt, Greece, and Rome. He was awarded a National Scholastic Scholarship to Pratt Institute in Brooklyn while he attended high school in Detroit. Once in New York, he began to produce and direct a series of animated films on mythology in consultation with renowned mythologist Joseph Campbell, and these films became the basis for McDermott’s first picture books. In addition to his books and films, he is primary education program director for the Joseph Campbell Foundation.