... 0140546049 From A to Z , an authentic portrait of twenty - six African tribes , stunningly illustrated by winners of the 1976 and 1977 Caldecott Medal . A IS FOR AFRICA Onyefulu , Ifeoma Puffin , 32 pgs . , 1997 , $ 5.99 ISBN 0140562222 ...

Recounts how most African folk tales came to be called "Spider Stories". Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

The sky was once so close to the Earth that people cut parts of it to eat, but their waste and greed caused the sky to move far away.

Born out of the sorrow of the slave, but passed on in hope, this collection of retold African-American folktales explores themes of animals, fantasy, the supernatural, and the desire for freedom. Reprint. Coretta Scott King Award.

Ceci's first Christmas posada party and pinata have made her Mexican town come alive for generations of readers. "The youngest child will be completely transported by this lovely story."The Atlantic. Threecolor illustrations.

Original publication and copyright date: 1955.

The Caldecott Medal–winning collection of classic American rhymes, songs, and jingles.

Awarded the Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished picture book of 1971 "One fine day a fox traveled through the great forest.

Demonstrates the diversity of the African continent by describing daily life in some of its fifty-three nations.