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Book SynopsisBook Band: Lime, ideal for ages 6+A quirky reworking of the traditional stories of the spider god Anansi from west Africa by Andrew Fusek Peters.Nyame the sky god has a special treasure - in a big, brass chest are all the stories ever told. Anansi, the cleverest of spiders, sees that down on Earth the people are bored. Unfortunately, she can''t spin a tale, but she can spin a web. So she makes a ladder up into the sky, determined to bring back the stories, whatever it takes.This humourous version of the stories of Anansi by Andrew Fusek Peters has fun black-and-white illustrations by Sara Ugolotti and is perfect for children who are developing as readers.
The Bloomsbury Readers series is packed with book-banded stories to get children reading independently in Key Stage 2 by award-winning authors like double Carnegie Medal winner Geraldine McCaughrean and Waterstones Prize winner Patrice Lawrence. With engaging illustrations and online guided reading notes writte
Trade Review
This retelling of a traditional African folktale, opens the eyes of children to a magical world where stories have the upmost importance. A fantastic story for reluctant readers in which illustrations break up the text. -- Starlight and Stories * starlightandstories.com *
