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Welcome to: A Book or Two: Children's Literature Reviews, a blog site that offers information on new, classic, and favorite children's literature, reviewed by university professors, classroom teachers, librarians, and those studying to become teachers. We hope you will find "just the right book" to share with others. Our goal is to keep the site updated with information about children's authors, book awards, and new releases. Each entry will include the book cover picture, a brief overview, bibliographic information, and suggested uses for families, librarians, and teachers. We will categorize books in several different ways, to facilitate searching.

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11/17/13

Anansi the Spider

Author/Illustrator: Gerald McDermott
PUBLISHER: Henry Holt and Company             
PUBLICATION DATE: June 18, 2009  AWARDS: Caldecott Medal
GENRE: Folktale                      READING LEVEL: Ages 4-7
BRIEF OVERVIEW: Anansi the Spider is a tale about Anansi and his six sons. Anansi falls into trouble, and all six of his sons come to his rescue. To reward them Anansi finds a shining globe of light. However, he cannot decide who to give it to. He asks his god to hold onto it until he can decide. When his god sees the sons fighting over who deserves the light, he decided to keep it in the sky. Thus giving us the moon.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: This is a great book to teach students about folktales and specifically African folktales. Students can learn all about Africa and the different stories that come from Africa. Then the students can write and illustrate their own African folktale. 
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Shayla Samaras Valdosta State University
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