The Adventures of Spider: West African Folktales
by Joyce Cooper Arkhurst and Jerry Pinkney
Presents six tales about Spider, including those which explain how he got a thin... read more
- Grade
- PK-5
- Genre
- Fairy Tales / Folklore
- Cultural Experience
- African
Year Published 1964
Word Count 5,887
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 710L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 75731, 1.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Jerry Pinkney
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Author Interviews 11
In-depth Written Interview with Jerry Pinkney
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Insights into the Coretta Scott King Book Award from Jerry Pinkney
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Interview with Jerry Pinkney
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Interview with Jerry Pinkney
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Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award Acceptance Speech, 2016, given by Jerry Pinkney
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2016 Children's Literature Legacy Award Acceptance Speech given by Jerry Pinkney
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Interview with Jerry Pinkney
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2016 Children's Literature Legacy Award Acceptance Speech given by Jerry Pinkney
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