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Author Williamson, Emily, author.

Title Gizo-Gizo! : a tale from the Zongo Lagoon / Emily Williamson ; with the students and teachers of the Hassaniyya Quranic School in Cape Coast, Ghana.

Publication Info. Edina, MN : Beaver's Pond Press, Inc., 2018.

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Location Call No. Status
 East Hartford, Raymond Library - Children's Department  JJ WILLIAMSON    Check Shelf
Edition Second edition.
Description 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Summary "Gizo-Gizo the spider is a lazy, selfish fellow. So when he starts a gold mine that pollutes the Zongo Lagoon and makes other animals sick, naturally he ignores everyone else's concerns. ''Someday, when I am rich, I will buy this place, '' he tells them. ''I can do whatever I want!'' But when the fish groan with upset stomachs and the frogs wince from sore throats caused by the filthy water, Tortoise and Crab decide that things have gone too far. They come up with a clever plan to teach their friend Spider a lesson and make him clean up his mess. Originally written and drawn by students from Cape Coast, Ghana, this community-created, contemporary folktale examines environmental sustainability and personal responsibility. And with colorful illustrations inspired by West African textiles and a text that includes Hausa words and phrases, it also provides a great platform for cross-cultural exploration."--Amazon
Subject Marine pollution -- Juvenile fiction.
Water -- Pollution -- Juvenile fiction.
Water-supply -- Protection -- Juvenile fiction.
Water quality -- Juvenile fiction.
Tales -- Ghana -- Pictorial works.
Ghana -- Fiction.
Marine pollution. (OCoLC)fst01009826
Tales. (OCoLC)fst01142246
Water -- Pollution. (OCoLC)fst01171279
Water quality. (OCoLC)fst01171832
Water-supply -- Protection. (OCoLC)fst01172412
Ghana. (OCoLC)fst01208741
Genre/Form Picture books. (OCoLC)fst01726789
Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Pictorial works. (OCoLC)fst01423874
Picture books.
ISBN 159298665X (hardcover)
9781592986651 (hardcover)
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