Jerry Terheyden
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Anansi books volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
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Anansi the Spider uses a strange moss-covered rock in the forest to trick all the other animals, until Little Bush Deer decides he needs to learn a lesson.
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Anansi books volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
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Anansi the trickster spider joins Turtle on a fishing trip, intending to trick Turtle out of all his fish. However, Turtle proves to be smarter and ends up with a free meal. Explains the origin of spider webs.
3) Dandelion
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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Dandelion overdresses for a come-as-you-are party and is turned away because the hostess does not recognize him.
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Anansi books volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
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A clever spider tricks Elephant and some other animals into thinking the melon in which he is hiding can talk.
A tricky spider outwits all the other animals in this African folk tale.
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Anansi books volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
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Anansi the Spider steals Hyena's magic stick so he won't have to do the chores, but when the stick's magic won't stop, he gets more than he bargained for.
7) Mop Top
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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An almost-six-year-old with a mass of floppy red hairtries to postpone the inevitable trip to Mr. Barberoli's barber shop.
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Series
Anansi books volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
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When Anansi the spider invites Turtle to a party just to play a trick on him, Turtle gets revenge at a party of his own.
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After eating his way into Elephant's melon and getting stuck, Anansi decides his only way out is to trick his friends into believing that the melon can talk. Elephant is delighted to share his special melon with the other animals, especially King Monkey. When the melon insults the King, however, mayhem ensues, much to Anansi's glee. Snappy and fresh, this playful tale is a perfect read-aloud. In the most recent book about the sly Spider, Anansi steals...
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Anansi the Spider is the master trickster, and his shenanigans are humorously presented in these fantastic narratives based on West African folktales. In Anansi and the Moss Covered Rock the clever Anansi uses a magic rock he finds to pilfer food from his animal friends. What he doesn't realize is that the shy Little Bush Deer is observing his antics, and ultimately tricks the trickster! Rhythmic text helps build the suspense to a satisfying and delightful...
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[2011]
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Cloudy with a chance of meatballs: Life is delicious in the town of Chewandswallow where it rains soup and juice, snows mashed potatoes, and blows storms of hamburgers--until the weather takes a turn for the worse.
Pickles to Pittsburgh: Dozing off while contemplating Grandpa's unusual vacation, Kate dreams about Chewandswallow, where it snows popcorn and rains sandwiches and the fate of falling food intrigues her. This is the sequel to Cloudy with...