African wonder tales / Frances Carpenter ; Illustrated by Joseph Escourido.
Twenty-four folk tales of animal and human adventures from West Africa, Egypt, Central Africa, Nigeria, Liberia, the Sudan, the Kafir Country, Madagascar, Basuto Land, Algeria, the Gold Coast, Senegal, South Africa and Morocco.
Record details
- Physical Description: 215 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, ©1963.
Content descriptions
- Formatted Contents Note:
- The boom-boom-y beast (from West Africa) -- Clever Kadra (from Egypt) -- The tortoise and the magic drum (from Nigeria) -- Who can break a bad habit? (from West Africa) -- Two ways to count to ten (from Liberia) -- The little black men and the honeybees (from central Africa) -- A dream of the sphinx (from Egypt) -- The monkeys and the little red hats (from the Egyptian Sudan) -- The girl who lived with the gazelles (from Morocco) -- The battle between the birds and the beasts (from the Soudan) -- Strange men with tales (from Madagascar) -- The two rascals (from Madagascar) -- Pemba and the python and the friendly rat (from Central Africa) -- Polo, the snake girl (from Basutoland) -- Omar's big lie (from Algeria) -- The young hunter and the juju man (from the Gold Coast) -- The jinni's magic flute (from Algeria) -- The proud came and the rude monkey (from West Africa) -- The bride who melted away (from the Gold Coast) -- Bomba, the brave (from Senegal) -- The bird that would not stay dead (from South Africa) -- The six horsemen (from West Africa) -- The cannibal and his sweet singing bird (from the Kaffir country) -- The enchanted tortoise (from Egypt).
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Lummi Library | GR 350 .C37 1963 | 244782 | Stacks | Available | - |