Tales from Africa

A collection of hugely entertaining stories, drawn from the rich folklore of many countries throughout Africa, and brought sparklingly to life with humour and rhyme by Ghanaian author, Nii Ayikwei Parkes, writing under the name used for his children's work, K. P. Kojo. Find out how selfish Lion gets his comeuppance, go to a Frog wedding in the Sky Kingdom, discover the days when the earth's creatures were all mixed up and much more in tales which reflect the very best and the very worst of human nature.

Includes endnotes with a glossary, additional information, and activities that children can do to explore the stories further.

'Needs to be three times as long and sitting on a shelf in every school library' - Mark Haddon

About the author

K. P. Kojo

Summary

A collection of hugely entertaining stories, drawn from the rich folklore of many countries throughout Africa, and brought sparklingly to life with humour and rhyme by Ghanaian author, Nii Ayikwei Parkes, writing under the name used for his children's work, K. P. Kojo. Find out how selfish Lion gets his comeuppance, go to a Frog wedding in the Sky Kingdom, discover the days when the earth's creatures were all mixed up and much more in tales which reflect the very best and the very worst of human nature.

Includes endnotes with a glossary, additional information, and activities that children can do to explore the stories further.

'Needs to be three times as long and sitting on a shelf in every school library' - Mark Haddon

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Needs to be three times as long and sitting on a shelf in every school library Mark Haddon

Product details

• Authors: K P Kojo, K. P. Kojo, K.P. Kojo
• Publisher: Puffin UK
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 11
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.08.2017
• EAN: 9780141373072
• ISBN: 978-0-14-137307-2
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 178 mm x 11 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Story books, fairytales, sagas, rhymes, songs > Fairytales and sagas; JUVENILE FICTION / Classics, JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Country & Ethnic, Interest age: from c 9 years, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Traditional stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Classic fiction (Children's / Teenage)