Anansi, the Spider Man [Hardcover]

Philip Manderson Sherlock (Author), Marcia Brown (Illustrator)

Book Description

The legend of Anansi is a legend told by storytellers and parents throughout the world, and Philip Sherlock brings this original Spider Man to life!

Fifteen Jamaican folk tales, illustrated with over fifty black and white drawings.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

As a child growing up in Jamaica, Philip Sherlock listened in the evenings to these West Indian tales, which he now retells with humor and warmth.
The illustrator, Marcia Brown, knows well the background atmosphere for these tales, and her drawings capture completely their gaiety and subtlety. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Ty Crowell Co (June 1954)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0690089058
• ISBN-13: 978-0690089059
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,699,022 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars ANANSI THE SPIDER MAN by Philip M. Sherlock, September 15, 2010

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thepaxdomini "The Book Review" (Tulsa, OK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Anansi, the Spider Man (Hardcover)

Anansi the Spider Man is a 1954 collection of folk tales by Philip M. Sherlock, who gathered them in Jamaica. They all feature the spider Anansi, a trickster of West African and West Indian folklore, and his dealings with the other animals.

Not surprisingly, then, every story features somebody trying to trick somebody else. Since Anansi gets conned nearly as much as he gets over on others, the reader never gets too fed up with him, and, on the whole, these stories are rather charming.

Marcia Brown provides the illustrations, which are simple pen-and-ink affairs. They're a little bit rough, and are reminiscent of Jules Feiffer's work on The Phantom Tollbooth.

On the whole, Anansi the Spider Man is a solid and entertaining collection of folktales.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars ANANSI THE SPIDER MAN by Philip M. Sherlock, September 15, 2010

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thepaxdomini "The Book Review" (Tulsa, OK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Anansi the Spider Man (Hardcover)

Anansi the Spider Man is a 1954 collection of folk tales by Philip M. Sherlock, who gathered them in Jamaica. They all feature the spider Anansi, a trickster of West African and West Indian folklore, and his dealings with the other animals.

Not surprisingly, then, every story features somebody trying to trick somebody else. Since Anansi gets conned nearly as much as he gets over on others, the reader never gets too fed up with him, and, on the whole, these stories are rather charming.

Marcia Brown provides the illustrations, which are simple pen-and-ink affairs. They're a little bit rough, and are reminiscent of Jules Feiffer's work on The Phantom Tollbooth.

On the whole, Anansi the Spider Man is a solid and entertaining collection of folktales.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A disappointed long time customer of Amazon.com, January 12, 2011

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This review is from: Anansi the Spider Man (Paperback)

I was very disappointed upon receiving the last order of books about Anansi the Spider Man. I realize they were used books but they were rated the highest rating by Amazon, and I have not been disappointed before. The books were in terrible condition and what made it worse was the writing in them. My students were surprised I presented them books with writing in them.