The Mother of Monsters : a story from South Africa / retold by Fran Parnell ; illustrated by Sophie Fatus.
Material type:
TextSeries: Monster stories ; 2Publication details: Cambridge, MA : Barefoot Books, 2011.Description: 48 p. : col. ill. ; 20 cmISBN: - 1846865603
- 9781846865602
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Vol info | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's First Chapter Book | Parnell Fra | 2 | Available | 33111006807727 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Ntombi has no fear and wants to have one more adventure before she settles down to marry. But can even a fearless princess be a match for the Mother of Monsters? This series is for newly independent readers, with simple language, ample font, plenty of bright acrylic illustrations and even a very easy speech bubble here and there to help children along. A chapter book AGES: 4-8
"Early readers"--Cover.
"This story is an abridged version of a chapter of The Barefoot book of monsters, published in 2003"--Prelim.
The girl with no fear -- The dangerous river -- The horrible river monster -- The man with no fear -- On the trail of the monster.
An African tale in which an adventurous princess does not want to get married until she has faced the Mother of Monsters.