Beautiful Bananas
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| Publisher: |
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
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| Pub. date: |
5 February, 2004 |
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| Pages: |
32 |
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| Description: |
Presenting a work from an award-winning author shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, winner of the Smarties Young Judges prize and a specialist in African folklore, and illustrated by Liz Pichon, this picture book tells of a little girl on the way to her grandfather through the jungle and her encounters with a number of wild, but friendly animals. |
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| Synopsis: |
Beautiful Bananas ia an imaginative picture book in the African folktale tradition. A little girl sets off through the jungle to take a beautiful bunch of bananas to her grandfather. On the way she encounters a number of wild, but friendly animals who take her bananas, but then apologise and replace them with various treats, until finally an elephant gives her another bunch of bananas. A beautiful circular tale, the kind of which often appears in folklore around the world. This particular story is often heard in East Africa. *Elizabeth Laird is a high profile, award-winning author who has been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and has won the Smarties Young Judges prize. She is also a specialist in African folklore. Her acclaimed works include When the World Began published by Oxford University Press *Liz Pichon is an exciting new children’s book illustrator who has worked on a number of successful reference series for Oxford University Press |
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