The tortoise's gift, a tale from Zambia
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The tortoise's gift, a tale from Zambia
Language
eng
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Literary form
fiction
Main title
The tortoise's gift
Medium
electronic resource
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Series statement
Stories from around the world
Sub title
a tale from Zambia
Summary
When a draught leaves all the animals hungry, one by one they try to discover the name of the magical tree that will give them its fruit if asked by name-but only one animal will succeed. This illustrated chapter book retelling of folktale from Zambia is available individually and as part of the Stories from around the World: 4 Tales of Persistence & Grit set. Lari Don was born in Chile and brought up in Scotland. She has worked in politics and for the BBC, but now spends her time collecting and telling stories and making up new ones. She is an award-winning children's author as well as a traditional storyteller, whose love of myths, legends and fables inspires her fiction. Lari lives in Edinburgh, UK with her family. Melanie Williamson is an illustrator who loves all things bright and quirky. She collaborated on a poetry anthology titled My First Oxford Book of Nonsense Poems (Oxford University Press, 2002). Melanie lives in Manchester, UK
Target audience
juvenile
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