The name of the tree : a Bantu tale
When the other animals fail at the task, the slow but wise turtle finds a way to obtain the bountiful fruits of a magic tree.
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| Bantu-speaking peoples > Folklore. |
| Genre |
| Picture books. |
- ISBN: 0888990979
- ISBN: 9780888990976
- Physical Description 36 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 X 27 cm
- Publisher Toronto : Douglas & McIntyre, 1989.
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| General Note: | "A Groundwood book". |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader LG 3.8 0.5 0.5 68959. |
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The Name of the Tree
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From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Ages 5-10. An elegantly written Bantu tale about some starving animals who try to remember the name of the tree that could help them survive. It is up to the slowest, the tortoise, to bring the message to them. The sultry heat of the desert environment rises off the page as the splendid color-pencil illustrations, muted in tone, lift the tale to memorable proportions. (Published in the U.S. by Macmillan.)
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