Eric A. Kimmel
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English
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Anansi the Spider uses a strange moss-covered rock in the forest to trick all the other animals, until Little Bush Deer decides he needs to learn a lesson. Originally a West African tale, the moss-covered rock tale is also familiar in Caribbean culture, where Anansi is a beloved folklore character.
12) Sopa de cactus
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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Español
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During the Mexican Revolution, when a troop of hungry soldiers comes to a town where all the food has been hidden, they charm the townspeople into helping make a soup from water and a cactus thorn. Retelling of a European folktale.
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32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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English
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Relates how the Jade Emperor chose twelve animals to represent the years in his calendar. Also discusses the Chinese calendar, zodiac, the qualities associated with each animal, and what animal rules the year in which the reader was born.
16) Little Red Hot
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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English
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A hot pepper pie exposes the big bad wolf in this southwestern retelling of Little Red Riding Hood.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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English
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Katrusya's family cannot afford Christmas, but they cut a small pine tree in the forest, decorate it with buttons, and, when baby spiders hatch in its branches, they especially enjoy the silvery webs that appear.