West African myths
- Title
- West African myths / by Jen Green.
- Published by
- New York : Gareth Stevens Pub., 2010.
- Author
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- Description
- 48 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps; 28 cm.
- Summary
- Briefly describes the history, geography, and society of West African cultures; explains concepts found within their folklore and mythology; and presents several myths.
- Series statement
- Myths from around the world
- Uniform title
- Myths from around the world.
- Subject
- Contents
- Iyadola's babies -- Languages and people -- Lost and found -- Oral history -- Seven sons for seven virgins -- Nomads in the Sahara -- Emperor and the magician -- Along the Niger -- Two brothers quarrel -- Voodoo and slavery -- Anansi and the rubber man -- Trickster tales -- Sky-food, yams, and cocoyams -- Igbo have no kings -- Price of heaven -- Yoruba and its gods -- Mermaid and the chameleon -- Making textiles -- Dancing with spirits -- Masks and masquerades.
- Call number
- Sc F 10-290
- Language
- English
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 47), filmography (p. 47), and index.
- Author
- Green, Jen.
- Title
- West African myths / by Jen Green.
- Imprint
- New York : Gareth Stevens Pub., 2010.
- Series
- Myths from around the world
- Myths from around the world.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 47), filmography (p. 47), and index.
- Added author
- Schomburg Children's Collection.
- LCCN
- 2009039332
- ISBN
- 9781433935367 (library binding)
- 1433935368 (library binding)
- 9781433935374 (pbk.)
- 1433935376 (pbk.)
- Research call number
- Sc F 10-290