{"product_id":"the-night-has-ears-african-proverbs-9780689824272","title":"The Night Has Ears: African Proverbs","description":"Ashley Bryan says, \"My mother had a proverb for any situation, attitude, or event.\" Many of us have had the same experience. But have you ever heard, \"As a crab walks, so walk its children\" or \"A log may lie in the water for ten years, but it will never become a crocodile\"? These are two of the twenty-six African proverbs Ashley Bryan has chosen to illustrate in this book. \u003cbr\u003e Having grown up with proverbs, it was no surprise to Mr. Bryan when he began reading African literature to find African proverbs along with African stories. The proverbs grew out of the lives and experiences of the varied African peoples. \u003cbr\u003e Each proverb here is credited to a specific tribe, yet, as Ashley Bryan explains, most were known in other tribes as well. And in fact, all are true for people everywhere. We may not see crabs often, but we understand about crab children, and even people who do not have crocodiles nearby know that they do not begin as logs. This is a book to treasure for its rich universal wisdom and its gloriously evocative illustrations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atheneum Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780689824272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.34h x 8.35w x 0.43d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/1999 pg. 262\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Review - Children\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/1999 pg. 1641\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/08\/1999 pg. 66\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2000 pg. 117\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/1999 pg. 110 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/1999 pg. 91\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2000 pg. 110 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e2126 \/ Night Has Ears\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.2 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ashley Bryan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43059714425013,"sku":"9780689824272","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f158a5f6-b53b-400a-9770-6c0110246289.jpg?v=1690297498","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-night-has-ears-african-proverbs-9780689824272","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}