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Who is king? : ten magical stories from Africa / Beverley Naidoo & Piet Grobler.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2015Description: 69 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cmContent type:
  • still image
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1847805140
  • 9781847805140
Contained works:
  • Naidoo, Beverley How elephant got his trunk
  • Naidoo, Beverley Miller's daughter
  • Naidoo, Beverley Mouse-child
  • Naidoo, Beverley Ox and the donkey
  • Naidoo, Beverley Tortoise and his banjo
  • Naidoo, Beverley Unanana and One-tusk
  • Naidoo, Beverley Why cockerel crows
  • Naidoo, Beverley Why hippo has no hair
  • Naidoo, Beverley Why monkeys live in trees
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Contents:
Who is king? -- The ox and the donkey -- The miller's daughter -- Tortoise and his banjo -- Why monkeys live in trees -- Why hippo has no hair -- How elephant got his trunk -- Unanana and One-tusk -- Why cockerel crows -- The mouse-child.
Summary: Collects ten stories of African folklore, from Amharic and Arabic tales to Shona and Zulu lore.
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Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 398.2096 N155 Available 33111008009314
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A Children's Africana Book Awards Best Book 2016

All kinds of animals are featured in these ten sparkling stories from all over Africa, by an award-winning author and illustrator. Find out what happens to Lion when he challenges Elephant and discovers who is the real king of the savannah; laugh along with Tortoise as he bewitches the animals in Tiger's work-party with his irresistible music; find out why Hippo has no hair, how Elephant got his trunk, and why Cockerel crows. Then read about the woman who had a mouse-child! The stories are drawn from the rich folklore of Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania, Malawi, Lesotho, Zimbabwe and South Africa, and are perfectly matched by Piet Grobler's wonderful illustrations.

Who is king? -- The ox and the donkey -- The miller's daughter -- Tortoise and his banjo -- Why monkeys live in trees -- Why hippo has no hair -- How elephant got his trunk -- Unanana and One-tusk -- Why cockerel crows -- The mouse-child.

Collects ten stories of African folklore, from Amharic and Arabic tales to Shona and Zulu lore.

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