Product Details
Atheneum, May 1987
Trade Paperback, 80 pages
ISBN-10: 0689711077
ISBN-13: 9780689711077
Ages: 8 - 12
Grades: 4 - 6
Awards and Nominations
- ALA Notable Children's Books
- CBC/NCSS Notable Children's Book in Social Studies
- Coretta Scott King Award (ALA)
Description
Here are five Nigerian folktales, retold in language as rhythmic as the beat of the story-drum, and illustrated with vibrant, evocative woodcuts.
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