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VernaAardem a VernaAardem a(USA, b. 1911)isw idelyknow n asthe prem ier retellerofAfrican folktalesforchildren. Hernum erousaw ard- w inningpicture booksinclude Travelingto Tondo, an Am erican LibraryAssociation Notable BookthatSchool LibraryJournal called "the kind ofstorychildren love...perfectforreadingaloud"(starred review ); Borreguitaand the Coyote, aRedbookBestChildren'sBook of1991hailed byThe Horn Bookas"abookto rem em ber...and to share w ith avarietyofaudiences"(starred review ); and W hy M osquitoesBuzzin People'sEars, illustrated byLeo and Diane Dillon, w hich w on the 1976CaldecottM edal. M s. Aardem aand her husband live in FortM yers, Florida ListofChildren'sLiterature Half-a-Ball-of-Kenki: An Ashanti Tale (1979) Bringingthe Rain to Kapiti Plain: aNandi Tale (1981) Bim w ili & the Zim w i: A Tale from Zanzibar(1985) Borreguitaand the Coyote: A Tale from Ayutla, M exico (1991) Anansi FindsaFool: An Ashanti Tale (1992) How the Ostrich GotItsLongNeck: A Tale from the Akam baofKenya(1995) Anansi Doesthe Im possible (1997) Biography Slide
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Verna Aardema
Verna Aardema (USA, b. 1911) is widely known as the premier reteller of African folktales for children. Her numerous award-winning picture books include Traveling to Tondo, an American Library Association Notable Book that School Library Journal called "the kind of story children love...perfect for reading aloud" (starred review); Borreguita and the Coyote, a Redbook Best Children's Book of 1991 hailed by The Horn Book as "a book to remember...and to share with a variety of audiences" (starred review); and Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears, illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon, which won the 1976 Caldecott Medal. Ms. Aardema and her husband live in Fort Myers, FloridaList of Children's Literature
Half-a-Ball-of-Kenki: An Ashanti Tale (1979)Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain: a Nandi Tale (1981)Bimwili & the Zimwi: A Tale from Zanzibar (1985)Borreguita and the Coyote: A Tale from Ayutla, Mexico (1991)Anansi Finds a Fool: An Ashanti Tale (1992)How the Ostrich Got Its Long Neck: A Tale from the Akamba of Kenya (1995)Anansi Does the Impossible (1997)
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Verna AardemaSurvey Data Column1 Published Date List of Books Yes No Half-a-Ball-of-Kenki: An Ashanti Tale 1979 10 4Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain: a Nandi Tale 1981 5 5Bimwili & the Zimwi: A Tale from Zanzibar 1985 20 5Borreguita and the Coyote: A Tale from Ayutla, Mexico 1991 10 5Anansi Finds a Fool: An Ashanti Tale 1992 8 5How the Ostrich Got Its Long Neck: A Tale from the Akamba of Kenya 1995 4 5Anansi Does the Impossible 1997 9 5
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