africa, west

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africa, west

Fire came to the earth people

a Dahomean folktale
1988
The earth animals fail in every attempt to capture fire from the selfish moon god Mawu, until Chameleon and Tortoise combine their talents and help bring light and warmth to the newly-created earth.

Building peace in West Africa

Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea-Bissau
2002
Explores the contemporary issues relevant to building peace in West Africa.

Human cargo

the story of the Atlantic slave trade
1972
Examines, through eyewitness accounts, the growth, practice, and eventual abolition of the slave trade.

Praise poems

the Katherine White collection
1984

Spirits speak

a celebration of African masks
2005

The heart of the matter

1978
Set in West Africa, this is the story of Scobie, an assistant police commissioner, and his personal and professional corruption.

Black images

the art of West Africa
1973

Anansi and the tug o' war

2007
Anansi the spider uses brain power to teach Elephant and Killer Whale to be respectful of smaller, weaker creatures.

Anansi & the pot of beans

2006
While helping his Grandma Spider, Anansi cannot resist her steaming hot pot of beans, despite her warnings to stay away.

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