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Cover: He was a man and he was a spider.
When things went well he was a man, but when he was in great danger he became a spider, safe in his web high up on the ceiling.That was why his friend Mouse called him 'Ceiling Thomas'
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Sunset time is story time in the islands of the Caribbean, and the children gather around an old woman and listen to the stories of Anansi.
In the dim light they see the animals-Turtle, Rat, Crow and the others- behaving like men and women.They see how excited everyone becomes as soon as Anansi appears.They laugh at the way in which he tricks all the strong animals and gets the better of those who are much bigger than himself.All the tales poke fun at human failings-at greed, selfishness and vanity -things that deserve to be laughed at.
The stories are retold here by Sir Philip Sherlock , an eminent West Indian scholar, historian and writer.
The artist , Petrina Wright, is British by birth.
Product Details
ISBN-10: 033363120X
EAN: 9780333631201
Binding: Hardcover
Published Date: 1995
Publisher: Macmillan-Caribbean
Misc. Category: Caribbean Folktales
Writing Origin: Jamaican, West Indiea
Language: English
Product Dimensions: 0.1 cms x 23.5 cms x 19.1cms
Number of pages: 50 pages
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