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The Amazon Store at MillionDollarPetPix.com ( In association with Amazon.com )Anansi Goes to Lunch (Story Cove: a World of Stories)by: Bobby Norfolk  Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 398.2 EAN: 9780874838527 ISBN: 0874838525 Label: August House Manufacturer: August House Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 32 Publication Date: September 25, 2007 Publisher: August House Reading Level: Ages 4-8 Studio: August House Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: Anansi is invited to three concurrent parties and wants to attend them all. He gives each of his hosts a rope to tug, ties the other end around his own waist, and waits to be summoned when the food is served -- but when all of the food is ready at the same time, Anansi is caught in the middle! That's why Spiders have small waists today. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Silly, but Funny...Although this story has roots in African folklore, it does seem somewhat "Americanized" in the presentation, but perhaps, that was the authors' intent--to appeal to children's sense of fun with familiar items (like pizza, hot dogs, hamburgers, spaghetti) while introducing a beloved character from another culture, the trickster spider, Anansi. In this tale, Anansi looks more human than spider--even though he has six arms! Some readers may not like this particular rendering of the character. ... Read More Rating:  - Where is AnansiThe elementary school reading series in my district features two Anansi stories: "Anansi and the Talking Melon" and "Ananse's Feast." Both of them, in the retelling and in the illustrations, communicate a strong impression of Africa. I ordered a number of Anansi books to let my students compare and contrast different tales but in this retelling of "Anansi Goes to Lunch" the eponymous spider is now a sort-of African with three hands coming out of each sleeve of his jacket and two feet in track shoes. The ... Read More 
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