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A retelling of a traditional West African tale that reveals how the mosquito developed its annoying habit.

In this traditional tale, discovered in Kenya, a young herd boy Ki-pat must find a way to end the dreadful drought that has come to the beautiful Kapiti Plain and save the animals that live there.

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.

Anxious to keep his daughter from marrying, a king announces that no man may marry his daughter unless he guesses the kind of leather used in a drum made by a wizard.

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

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

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.

Perfect for celebrating Black History Month and learning about stories from the African tradition, Scholastic presents five stories on DVD, two of which are new! Stories include Why Mosquitos Buzz in People's Ears; Hot Hippo; Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters; and The Village of Round...

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

A collection of twelve folktales from different parts of Africa.

A tale from the Akamba people of Kenya that explains why the ostrich has such a long neck.

The man in the yellow hat gives Curious George a brand new bicycle. What adventures are ahead for the curious chimp. An unhappy mouse uses a magic potion to turn him into something else. A nice, or maybe nasty, old woman calls upon a rat-catcher to get rid of a nastry, or maybe n...

A retelling of a traditional West African tale that reveals how the mosquito developed its annoying habit.

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

For saving the life of a snake, Ketu is rewarded by being allowed to hear animals think.

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

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

Relates how a young man named Kojo finally gets the better of the tricky Anansi.

Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears: A tall tale sets off a chain of mishaps in the jungle. Will the jungle creatures ever get the story straight? A story, a story: Once, all the stories in the world belonged to Nyanme, the Sky God. He kept them in a box beside his throne. Anans...

Noted children's author and storyteller Verna Aardema recounts her life and describes how her daily activities and writing process are interwoven. In this autobiographical account, the noted author reveals stories about her life, writing techniques, and how she interacts with her...