Presents twenty-five trickster tales from seventeen Asian countries suitable for grades 3-8, along with tips for telling each story, activity suggestions, and lists of further resources.
Spider, who loves to play tricks, encounters many other creatures as he goes about his daily adventures, and the reader's choices help Spider trick the other animals and stay out of harm's way.
Retells eight stories about the trickster hare Mmutla--from which the American tales about Brer Rabbit originated--including Mmutla's scheme that pits Kubu the hippopotamus and Tlou the elephant against each other in a tug-of-war.
Rabbit sets out to prove he is the cleverest animal of all by playing a truly amazing trick, and the reader helps him make choices as he encounters many other creatures, some friendly and some dangerous.
Presents forty tales from various cultures, including Cameroon, Egypt, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico, and Turkey, depicting trickster figures such as Coyote, Anansi, and Raven.
Presents folktales from around the world in which trickster hares, foxes, crows and other animals use their wiles to try to nab their next meal or another prize.
