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Cover of Anansi and the tug of war

Anansi and the tug of war

Lesley Sims (2012)

SubgenreMiddle Grade Fantasy
Age groupChildren 5-8
Content ratingG
Pages31 (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age5
Goodreads4.00/5 (18)
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Content levels

ViolenceNone
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

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Positive tags

HumorAdventureHopeful Ending

Protagonist archetypes

Trickster

Tropes

TricksterFish out of Water

Themes

Cleverness over StrengthWit and CunningUnderdog TriumphDeceptionAfrican Folklore

Synopsis

Anansi, the African trickster spider, tells Elephant and Rhino he can beat them both in a tug of war. To their astonishment, he does ... or does he?

Tags

Folklore RetellingPicture BookTrickster TaleAfrican Mythology