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Author Fairman, Tony.

Title Bury my bones but keep my words : African tales for retelling / retold by Tony Fairman ; illustrated by Meshack Asare.

Publication Info. New York : Holt, 1992.

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 Bloomfield, Prosser Library - Children's Department  J 398.2 FAI    Storage
 Cromwell-Belden Public Library - Children's Department  J398.2 FAI    Check Shelf
 East Windsor, Library Association of Warehouse Point - Children's Department  J398.2 FAI    Check Shelf
 Farmington, Main Library - Children's Department  J 398.2 FAI    Check Shelf
 South Windsor Public Library - Children's Department  J398.2 F16B    Check Shelf
Description 192 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Nyar-upoko (Luo tale, Kenya) -- Zazamankh (Ancient Egypt) -- The man with a tree on his head (Tswana tale, Botswana) -- The bag of money (Wolof tale, The Gambia) -- The good herdboy (Luhya tale, Kenya) -- Karimirwa and Musiguku (Luhya tale, Kenya) -- There's one day for the victim (Yoruba tale, Nigeria) -- Hare and the white man (Tswana tale, South Africa) -- Hare and his friends (Luo tale, Kenya) -- Dubulihasa (Xhosa tale, South Africa) -- Omutugwa (Luhya tale, Kenya)
-- The wise little girl (Khoikhoi tale, Namibia) -- The two swindlers (Hausa tale, Nigeria)
Summary A collection of traditional African tales, including "The Man With a Tree on His Head," "There's One Day for the Victim," and "The Two Swindlers."
Subject Tales -- Africa.
Folklore -- Africa.
Added Author Asare, Meshack, 1945- illustrator.
ISBN 080502333X
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