One-Hundred-And-One African-American Read-Aloud Stories

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Youth level.
Myths and fables -- Discovery of fire -- Anansi gets what he deserves -- Why the chameleon shakes his head -- Two creation myths -- Nine wild dogs and one lion -- A home for sun and moon -- The sheep -- The suspect -- The spirit tree -- A quarrel between the Earth and Sky -- Why people fight -- Why Elephants are as intelligent as people -- Moses in Pharoah's court -- Hunger, rice and cassava -- Indaji, the reckless hunter -- The Moon King -- A quarrell between friends -- Some African proverbs -- The greedy woman becomes a woodpecker.
Fairy tales -- Baboon skins / Terry Berger -- Battle between the birds and beasts / Frances Carpenter -- Who can break a bad habit? / Frances Carpenter -- Two ways to count to ten -- Frances Carpenter -- The Fairy Frog / Terry Berger -- Pemba and the Python and the friendly Rat / Frances Carpenter -- The three little eggs / Terry Berger -- The magic bones -- Timba, the dissatisfied bird.
Folk tales -- Don't blame it on Adam -- The bravest of all men -- Why Brer Wasp never laughs -- Dividing the cheese -- Why the hippopotamus lives in the water -- The Hyena's dinner -- Kimwaki and the weaver birds -- The 'Nsasak and the Odudu -- Two riddle stories: -- Who shall marry the Chief's daughter -- Three sons of a Chief -- Rooster in a huff -- How the skunk became feared -- How Tortoise grew a tale -- Why worms live underground -- Wiley and the hairy man.
Friends and helpers -- Anansi saves Antelope -- The ant and the pigeon -- Badger and Otter are friends -- Help from Lightning -- Lion, Hare, and Hyena -- The man and the bird -- The four friends.
Hawk and chicken tales -- Why hawks kill chickens -- Hawk's gift from the King -- The missing ring -- Why the hawk catches chickens / Joel Chandler Harris.
Rabbit stories -- Who ate the butter? -- Why the rabbit has a short tail and long ears -- The hare, the hippo, and the elephant -- Granny, cutta the cord -- Meeting trouble -- Rabbit's horse -- Wanting a long tail -- The favorite Uncle Remus / Joel Chandler Harris -- The wonderful tar baby -- The briar patch -- The money mint -- The fate of Mr. Jack Sparrow -- How Sandy got his meat.
Liar, fool and tall tales -- The champion liar -- Fertile land and pumpkins, potatoes, and corn -- Pumpkins and potatoes -- Salt the puddin' -- The splendid liar -- Lucky shot.
Biography -- Alvin Ailey / Andrea Davis Pinkney -- Arthur Ashe / David K. Wright -- Ray Charles / David Ritz -- Daniel "Chappie" James / Glennette Tilley Turner -- Martin Luther King, Jr. / Robert Jakoubek -- Rosa Parks / Mary Hull -- Colin Powell / Warren Brown -- Arthur Schomburg / Glennette Tilley Turner -- Sojorner Truth / Peter Krass.
History -- Black heroes of the American Revolution / Burke Davis -- William Lee -- George Latchom -- Austin Dabney -- Prince Whipple -- James Forten -- African-American inventors / Patricia and Frederick McKissack -- Stealing the planter / Zak Mettger -- Mary Lincoln's dressmaker / Becky Rutberg.
Slavery -- Incidents in the life of a slave girl / Harriet Jacobs -- Up from slavery / Booker T. Washington -- The slave dancer / Paula Fox -- Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, An American slave -- My name is not Angelica / Scott O'Dell.
Growing up -- Fast Sam, Cool Clyde, and Stuff / Walter Dean Myers -- For the life of Laetitia / Merle Hodge -- Sounder / William H. Armstrong -- The Cay / Theodore Taylor.
Songs and poetry -- The sweet and sour animal book / Langston Hughes -- African-American songs -- He's got the whole world in his hands -- Swing low, sweet chariot -- Amazing Grace -- Down by the riverside -- Get on board, little children -- This little light of mine -- Kum ba ya -- Over my head -- Take this hammer -- Miss Mary Mack Mack -- Hambone.

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this is a book of short stories submitted by unknown on August 17, 2013, 1:08am The discovery of fire is my favorite short story.