| Description |
pages cm |
| Note |
"First published in ... 1995 as The river that went to the sky." |
| Summary |
Includes nine stories based on folklore from various African countries and three original stories, representing the cultural diversity which exists in Africa. |
| Contents |
The river that went to the sky / Kasiya Makaka Phiri (Malawi) -- Gong gong / Amoafi Kwapong (Ghana) -- The hunter and the deerwoman / Funmi Osoba (Nigeria) -- Two of a kind / Masée Touré (Sierra Leone) -- No problem / Asenath Bole Odaga (Kenya) -- A most famous baker / Eva Dadrian (Egypt) -- How the tortoise won respect / Gcina Mulophe (South Africa) -- The Aboul family / Hassan Erraji (Morocco) -- Two brothers / Inno Sorsy (Ghana) -- Tiyotiyo / Charles Mungoshi |
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(Zimbabwe) -- My godfather / Sousa Jamba (Angola) -- The new moon and the rain horn / Gaele Sobott-Mogwe (Botswana). |
| Subject |
Tales -- Africa.
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Children's stories, African (English)
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Folklore -- Africa.
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Short stories.
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| Added Author |
Medlicott, Mary.
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Akintola, Ademola, illustrator.
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| ISBN |
0753452901 |
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9780753452905 |
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