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Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain: A Nandi Tale

A tale, told in rhythmic, read-along verse, describes how a resourceful bull finds water for his thirsty herd and ends the drought afflicting the plain

By Verna Aardema

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Paperback:

9780803709041 | Dial Books for Young Readers, June 1, 1983, cover price $3.95 | About this edition: A tale, told in rhythmic, read-along verse, describes how a resourceful bull finds water for his thirsty herd and ends the drought afflicting the plain

9780140546163 | Puffin, March 1, 1983, cover price $7.99 | About this edition: A tale, told in rhythmic, read-along verse, describes how a resourceful bull finds water for his thirsty herd and ends the drought afflicting the plain

School and Library:

9780803708099 | Dial Books for Young Readers, October 1, 1990, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: A cumulative rhyme relating how Ki-pat brought rain to the drought-stricken Kapiti Plain.

Library:

9780803708075 | Dial Books for Young Readers, May 1, 1981, cover price $15.89 | About this edition: A cumulative rhyme relating how Ki-pat brought rain to the drought-stricken Kapiti Plain.

Prebinding:

9781442005082 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, April 9, 2009), cover price $16.99

Anansi Does the Impossible!: An Anhanti Tale

Anansi and his wife outsmart the Sky God and win back the beloved folktales of their people.

By Verna Aardema and Lisa Desimini (illustrator)

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Paperback:

9780689839337 | Reprint edition (Aladdin Paperbacks, November 1, 2000), cover price $7.99 | About this edition: Anansi and his wife outsmart the Sky God and win back the beloved folktales of their people.

Prebinding:

9781442007284 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, April 9, 2009), cover price $16.99

Who's in Rabbit's House?: A Masai Tale

Rabbit has a problem - someone is inside her house and won't let her in.

By Verna Aardema

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Hardcover:

9780803795501, titled "Who's in Rabbit's House?: A Masai Tale" | Dial Books for Young Readers, October 1, 1990, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Rabbit has a problem - someone is inside her house and won't let her in.

Paperback:

9780140547245, titled "Who's in Rabbit's House?: A Masai Tale" | Reissue edition (Puffin, October 1, 1990), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: Rabbit has a problem--someone is inside her house and won't let her in.

Library:

9780803795518, titled "Who's in Rabbit's House?: A Masai Tale" | Reprint edition (Dial Books for Young Readers, October 1, 1990), cover price $14.89 | About this edition: Rabbit has a problem - someone is inside her house and won't let her in.

Prebinding:

9781439565438, titled "Who's in Rabbit's House?: A Masai Tale" | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, April 9, 2009), cover price $15.99

Who's in Rabbit's House and other Stories from the African Tradition: Library Edition

By Verna Aardema, Ann Grifalconi, Mwenye Hadithi, Gail E. Hailey and Gerald McDermott

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Miscellaneous:

9781605149363 | Findaway World Llc, May 1, 2008, cover price $44.99

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in Peoples Ears: A West African Tale

A mosquito's lie sets off a series of reactions in the jungle that results in the owl's refusal to wake the sun and the lion's decision to call a meeting of the animals

By Verna Aardema

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Paperback:

9780140549058 | Puffin, October 1, 1978, cover price $7.99 | About this edition: A mosquito's lie sets off a series of reactions in the jungle that results in the owl's refusal to wake the sun and the lion's decision to call a meeting of the animals

Library:

9780803760875, titled "Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears: A West African Tale" | Dial Books for Young Readers, September 1, 1990, cover price $6.47 | About this edition: A mosquito's lie sets off a series of reactions in the jungle that results in the owl's refusal to wake the sun and the lion's decision to call a meeting of the animals

Reinforced:

9780606018845, titled "Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears: A West African Tale" | Demco Media, October 1, 1978, cover price $15.81 | also contains Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears: A West African Tale | About this edition: A mosquito's lie sets off a series of reactions in the jungle that results in the owl's refusal to wake the sun and the lion's decision to call a meeting of the animals

Prebinding:

9781435209022 | Paw Prints, June 28, 2007, cover price $16.99 | also contains Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears: A West African Tale | About this edition: A mosquito's lie sets off a series of reactions in the jungle that results in the owl's refusal to wake the sun and the lion's decision to call a meeting of the animals

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears: A West African Tale

A mosquito's lie sets off a series of reactions in the jungle that results in the owl's refusal to wake the sun and the lion's decision to call a meeting of the animals

By Verna Aardema

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Hardcover:

9780756786618 | Diane Pub Co, December 30, 1975, cover price $25.00

Paperback:

9780140545890 | Reprint edition (Puffin, January 1, 1993), cover price $19.99 | About this edition: A mosquito's lie sets off a series of reactions in the jungle that results in the owl's refusal to wake the sun and the lion's decision to call a meeting of the animals.

9780803760882 | Dial Books for Young Readers, June 1, 1978, cover price $4.95 | About this edition: A mosquito's lie sets off a series of reactions in the jungle that results in the owl's refusal to wake the sun and the lion's decision to call a meeting of the animals

School and Library:

9780803760899, titled "Why Mosquitoes Buzz in Peoples Ears: A West African Tale" | Dial Books for Young Readers, December 1, 1975, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: A mosquito's lie sets off a series of reactions in the jungle that results in the owl's refusal to wake the sun and the lion's decision to call a meeting of the animals

Reinforced:

9780606018845 | Demco Media, October 1, 1978, cover price $15.81 | also contains Why Mosquitoes Buzz in Peoples Ears: A West African Tale | About this edition: A mosquito's lie sets off a series of reactions in the jungle that results in the owl's refusal to wake the sun and the lion's decision to call a meeting of the animals

Prebinding:

9781435209022, titled "Why Mosquitoes Buzz in Peoples Ears: A West African Tale" | Paw Prints, June 28, 2007, cover price $16.99 | also contains Why Mosquitoes Buzz in Peoples Ears: A West African Tale | About this edition: A mosquito's lie sets off a series of reactions in the jungle that results in the owl's refusal to wake the sun and the lion's decision to call a meeting of the animals

Koi and the Kola Nuts: A Tale from Liberia

An African folktale in which the son of the chief must make his way in the world with only a sackful of kola nuts and the help of some creatures that he has treated with kindness.

By Verna Aardema

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Paperback:

9780689856778 | Reprint edition (Aladdin Paperbacks, December 1, 2002), cover price $16.99 | About this edition: An African folktale in which the son of the chief must make his way in the world with only a sackful of kola nuts and the help of some creatures that he has treated with kindness.

School and Library:

9780689817601 | Atheneum, September 1, 1999, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: An African folktale in which the son of the chief must make his way in the world with only a sackful of kola nuts and the help of some creatures that he has treated with kindness

Reinforced:

9780606274777 | Demco Media, March 1, 2003, cover price $15.85

Anansi Does the Impossible: An Ashanti Tale

Anansi and his wife outsmart the Sky God and win back the beloved folktales of their people.

By Verna Aardema and Lisa Desimini (illustrator)

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School and Library:

9780689810923 | Atheneum, September 1, 1997, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: Anansi and his wife outsmart the Sky God and win back the beloved folktales of their people

Reinforced:

9780606200967 | Demco Media, February 1, 2002, cover price $15.81 | About this edition: Anansi and his wife outsmart the Sky God and win back the beloved folktales of their people.

Prebinding:

9780613309424 | Turtleback Books, March 1, 2001, cover price $18.40 | About this edition: Anansi and his wife outsmart the Sky God and win back the beloved folktales of their people.

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears

A mosquito's lie sets off a series of reactions in the jungle that results in the owl's refusal to wake the sun and the lion's decision to call a meeting of the animals

By Verna Aardema

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Paperback:

9780590102940, titled "Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears?" | Scholastic Paperbacks, June 1, 1980, cover price $2.95

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780394764429, titled "Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears" | Amer School Pub, June 1, 1977, cover price $20.80 | also contains A Companion to the Philosophy of Literature

Prebinding:

9780881030792, titled "Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears" | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $18.40 | About this edition: A mosquito's lie sets off a series of reactions in the jungle that results in the owl's refusal to wake the sun and the lion's decision to call a meeting of the animals

Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain

A tale, told in rhythmic, read-along verse, describes how a resourceful bull finds water for his thirsty herd and ends the drought afflicting the plain

By Verna Aardema and Beatriz Vidal (illustrator)

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Paperback:

9780140950526 | Pap/cas edition (Puffin, October 1, 1993), cover price $9.99 | About this edition: Describes how a resourceful bull finds water for his thirsty herd and ends the drought afflicting the plain.

Prebinding:

9780881030785 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $18.40 | About this edition: A tale, told in rhythmic, read-along verse, describes how a resourceful bull finds water for his thirsty herd and ends the drought afflicting the plain

Traveling to Tondo: A Tale of the Nkundo of Zatire

Retells the African tale of Bowane, the civet cat, who journeys for years for his bride-to-be, only to discover that she has married another

By Verna Aardema and Will Hillenbrand (illustrator)

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Prebinding:

9780785725305 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $14.30 | About this edition: On his way to his wedding, with his friends as attendants, a civet cat meets with extraordinary and unexpected delays.

Rabbit Makes a Monkey of Lion: A Swahili Tale

With the help of his friends Bush-rat and Turtle, smart and nimble Rabbit makes a fool of the mighty but slow-witted king of the forest.

By Verna Aardema

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Hardcover:

9780803702974 | Dial Books for Young Readers, March 1, 1989, cover price $11.95 | About this edition: Rabbit, aided by her friends Turtle and Bush-rat, sets out to outwit Lion in order to feast on the honey in lion's calabash tree

Library:

9780803702981 | Dial Books for Young Readers, March 1, 1989, cover price $11.89 | About this edition: Rabbit, aided by her friends Turtle and Bush-rat, sets out to outwit Lion in order to feast on the honey in lion's calabash tree

Prebinding:

9780785796909 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: Rabbit, aided by her friends Turtle and Bush-rat, sets out to outwit Lion in order to feast on the honey in lion's calabash tree

Por Que Zumban Los Mosquitos En Los Oidos De LA Gente

Presents a Spanish-language edition of the Caldecott medal-winning African folktale about the wild chain reaction of events that takes place in the jungle after the mosquito bothers the iguana.

By Verna Aardema, Osvaldo Blanco, Diane Dillon (illustrator) and Leo Dillon (illustrator)

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School and Library:

9780803722989 | Dial Books for Young Readers, March 1, 1998, cover price $18.99 | About this edition: A mosquito's lie sets off a series of reactions that results in the owl's refusal to wake the sun

Borreguita and the Coyote: A Tale from Ayutla, Mexico

A little lamb uses her clever wiles to keep a coyote from eating her up

By Verna Aardema, Petra Mathers (illustrator) and Howard True Wheeler

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Hardcover:

9780679809210 | Alfred a Knopf Inc, August 1, 1991, cover price $17.00 | About this edition: A little lamb uses her clever wiles to keep a coyote from eating her up

9780044458371, titled "Hollywood in the Age of Television" | Unwin Hyman, November 1, 1990, cover price $65.00 | also contains Hollywood in the Age of Television

Paperback:

9780679889366 | Reprint edition (Dragonfly, January 1, 1998), cover price $7.99 | About this edition: A little lamb uses her clever wiles to keep a coyote from eating her up

Library:

9780679909217 | Alfred a Knopf Inc, July 1, 1991, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: A little lamb uses her clever wiles to keep a coyote from eating her up

Reinforced:

9780606128957 | Demco Media, January 1, 1998, cover price $15.81 | About this edition: A little lamb uses her clever wiles to keep a coyote from eating her up

This for That: A Tonga Tale

Rabbit tricks the other animals of the African plain into giving her food and other treats

By Verna Aardema and Victoria Chess (illustrator)

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Hardcover:

9780803715530 | Dial Books for Young Readers, February 1, 1997, cover price $14.99 | About this edition: Rabbit tricks the other animals of the African plain into giving her food and other treats

Library:

9780803715547 | Dial Books for Young Readers, February 1, 1997, cover price $14.89 | About this edition: Rabbit tricks the other animals of the African plain into giving her food and other treats

The Lonely Lioness and the Ostrich Chicks: A Masai Tale

In this retelling of a Masai tale, a mongoose helps an ostrich get her chicks back from the lonely lioness who has stolen them

By Verna Aardema and Yumi Heo (illustrator)

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Hardcover:

9780679869344 | Alfred a Knopf Inc, October 1, 1996, cover price $17.00 | About this edition: In this retelling of a Masai tale, a mongoose helps an ostrich get her chicks back from the lonely lioness who has stolen them

How the Ostrich Got Its Long Neck: A Tale from the Akamba of Kenya

A three-time Caldecott Medalist provides the illustrations in a humorous African folktale that explains in playful language how the ostrich got its unusual shape.

By Verna Aardema and Marcia Brown (illustrator)

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School and Library:

9780590483674 | Scholastic, September 1, 1995, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: A tale from the Akamba people of Kenya that explains why the ostrich has such a long neck

Jackal's Flying Lesson

With the help of a blue crane, a mother dove rescues her babies from a not-so-clever jackal

By Verna Aardema and Dale Gottlieb (illustrator)

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Hardcover:

9780679858133 | Alfred a Knopf Inc, June 1, 1995, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: With the help of a blue crane, a mother dove rescues her babies from a not-so-clever jackal

Library:

9780679958130 | Alfred a Knopf Inc, May 1, 1995, cover price $15.99 | About this edition: With the help of a blue crane, a mother dove rescues her babies from a not-so-clever jackal

Misoso: Once upon a Time Tales from Africa

An anthology of African misoso tales presents twelve fables and folktales that include stories of justice and revenge, trickery, humor, greed, and more that shed new light on diverse African cultures and traditions.

By Verna Aardema (editor) and Reynold Ruffins (illustrator)

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Library:

9780679934301 | Alfred a Knopf Inc, July 1, 1994, cover price $19.99 | About this edition: A collection of twelve folktales from different parts of Africa

Traveling to Tondo: A Tale of the Nkundo of Zaire

The author of Borreguita and the Coyote retells the African tale of Bowane, the civet cat, who journeys for years for his bride-to-be, only to discover that she has married another. Reprint. AB. PW. H.

By Verna Aardema and Will Hillenbrand (illustrator)

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Paperback:

9780679853091 | Alfred a Knopf Inc, February 1, 1994, cover price $5.99 | About this edition: On his way to his wedding, with his friends as attendants, a civet cat meets with extraordinary and unexpected delays.

Library:

9780679900818 | Alfred a Knopf Inc, January 1, 1991, cover price $14.99 | About this edition: On his way to his wedding, with his friends as attendants, a civet cat meets with extraordinary and unexpected delays

Reinforced:

9780606060653 | Demco Media, February 1, 1994, cover price $12.74 | About this edition: On his way to his wedding, with his friends as attendants, a civet cat meets with extraordinary and unexpected delays.

A Bookworm Who Hatched

Noted children's author and storyteller Verna Aardema recounts her life and describes how her daily activities and writing process are interwoven

By Verna Aardema and Dede Smith (photographer)

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Hardcover:

9781878450395 | Richard C Owen Pub, April 1, 1993, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Noted children's author and storyteller Verna Aardema recounts her life and describes how her daily activities and writing process are interwoven

Sebgugugu the Glutton: A Bantu Tale from Rwanda

A retelling of a Bantu folktale provides a humorous look at humankind as it follows the antics of Sebgugugu, whose gluttony leads him into all sorts of difficulties.

By Verna Aardema and Nancy L. Clouse (illustrator)

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Hardcover:

9780865433779 | Africa World Pr, March 1, 1993, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: A greedy poor man tests the patience of Imana, Lord of Rwanda, until he loses everything

Rabbit Makes a Monkey of Lion: A Swahili Tale

With the help of his friends Bush-rat and Turtle, smart and nimble Rabbit makes a fool of the mighty but slow-witted king of the forest.

By Verna Aardema and Jerry Pinkney (illustrator)

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Paperback:

9780140545937 | Reprint edition (Puffin, January 1, 1993), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: Rabbit, aided by her friends Turtle and Bush-rat, sets out to outwit Lion in order to feast on the honey in lion's calabash tree

Reinforced:

9780606028547 | Demco Media, January 1, 1993, cover price $15.81 | About this edition: Rabbit, aided by her friends Turtle and Bush-rat, sets out to outwit Lion in order to feast on the honey in lion's calabash tree

Zulu Africa

By Verna Aardema

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Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780694508013 | Harpercollins, December 1, 1992, cover price $12.00

Anansi Finds a Fool: An Ashanti Tale

Lazy Anansi seeks to trick someone into doing the heavy work of laying his fish trap, but instead he is fooled into doing the job himself.

By Verna Aardema and Bryna Waldman (illustrator)

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Hardcover:

9780803711648 | Dial Books for Young Readers, September 1, 1992, cover price $14.99 | About this edition: Lazy Ananse seeks to trick someone into doing the heavy work of laying his fish trap, but instead he is fooled into doing the job himself

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