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Who is king? : ten magical stories from Africa

Call Number

  • J 398.2 NAID (CEN, OSH)

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Publication Information

London : Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2015.

Physical Description

69 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm

Summary

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

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.

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Added Authors

Piet Grobler

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