thus the white light goes up into the sky where it has always been and always be. When it comes to reward their sons the father does not know who to give the reward to which is a big ball of white light. The plot is simple, a spider has six sons and the sons save Anansi the father of the spiders, in doing so the sons use their gifts in order to save their father. Anansi the spider is a folk hero to the Ashanti, an animal with human qualities a mischief maker into many of his troubles. This story is from a long established culture, the Ashanti of West Africa, in the country of Ghana.

In the prologue of this story mentions the original source for the tale. Have the children say what super power or talent they would have if they could pick any in the world, and how would they use it to help people. I think it would be special for the kids to sit in a circle and go around and each one say what their special talent is.2.

I think that the illustrations do a good job of keeping the feel of the culture in the book.Classroom Extension Ideas:1. Everyone may not be the same or be able to do the same things, but everyone has their own special talent. When the God Nyame saw this he decided to put the ball of light up in the sky and it remains there today.Personal Reflection:I believe that this story does of good job of teaching that everyone is special. When he told his sons about it, they all began arguing. He asked him to hold the ball of light while he decided which son deserved it most. So he called to the God Nyame to ask for his help. He decided that he wanted to give this to one of his sons for saving him, but he couldn't decided which one deserved it most. One night Anansi came across a big, glowing ball of light. Each of his sons contributed to saving their father by using their special talent. One of his sons could see that their father was in trouble so they all rushed to save him. One day Anansi went traveling and ran into some trouble. Anansi was a spider and he had many sons, each with his own special talent.

Summary:Anansi the spider is a tale of how the moon was put into the sky.

Anansi the spider by gerald mcdermott