Book
The Cow-Tail Switch, and Other West African Stories
by Harold Courlander
- Published
- 1947
- Genre
- Fiction
- Words
- 19957
Reading measures
- Accelerated Reader level
- 4.8
- AR interest level
- MG — middle grades, 4–8
- Lexile
- 720L
- Suggested reading age
- ages 9–14
Seventeen West African folktales gathered largely from the Ashanti region feature humans, animals, tricksters, kings, hunters, and explanations for customs and sayings, combining humor, cleverness, and moral consequence.
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9780312380069
Tags
Award Winners-Newbery HonorContinents-AfricaFairy Tales-Fairy Tales (All)Folklore/Fables/Myths-Folklore/Fables/Myths (All)