Bibliograph

Bury my bones but keep my words, African tales for retelling, retold by Tony Fairman ; illustrated by Meshack Asare

Type

Label

Bury my bones but keep my words, African tales for retelling, retold by Tony Fairman ; illustrated by Meshack Asare

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Bury my bones but keep my words

Oclc number

26302421

Responsibility statement

retold by Tony Fairman ; illustrated by Meshack Asare

Sub title

African tales for retelling

Summary

A collection of traditional African tales, including "The Man With a Tree on His Head, " "There's One Day for the Victim, " and "The Two Swindlers."

Table Of Contents

Nyar-upoko (Luo tale, Kenya) -- Zazamankh (Ancient Egypt) -- The man with a tree on his head (Tswana tale, Botswana) -- The bag of money (Wolof tale, The Gambia) -- The good herdboy (Luhya tale, Kenya) -- Karimirwa and Musiguku (Luhya tale, Kenya) -- There's one day for the victim (Yoruba tale, Nigeria) -- Hare and the white man (Tswana tale, South Africa) -- Hare and his friends (Luo tale, Kenya) -- Dubulihasa (Xhosa tale, South Africa) -- Omutugwa (Luhya tale, Kenya) -- The wise little girl (Khoikhoi tale, Namibia) -- The two swindlers (Hausa tale, Nigeria)

Target audience

juvenile

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