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Cow-Tail Switch: And Other West African Stories

Harold Courlander (1987), 160 pages
Illustrated by Madye Lee Chastain
Audience: 4th Grade - 6th Grade
Category: Folklore, Multicultural
These 17 folktales from West Africa each have a moral or a humorous twist at the end. Some of them are funny, while others are intended to make you think. Read these well-written and engaging tales to learn some of the stories that West Africans have been sharing with each other for generations.
Awards won: Newbery Honor book 1948
Reviewed by: msp
Date read: 9/9/2011
ISBN-10: 0805002987
ISBN-13: 9780805002980