Download or read book The Baboon and the Tortoise written by Ronan Keane and published by Rindle Books. This book was released on 2015-07-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thabo Tortoise and Bosede Baboon are best friends, but sometimes they play tricks on each other. In this popular tale from Africa, the pair realize that being mean is not so fun in the end. Embark on a round-the-world trip through this collection of fables from lands near and far. The Fables from Around the World books combine simple language and engaging stories bring timeless principles to life. Each story concludes with a moral to make it easy to apply the lessons.
Download or read book South African Folk Tales written by James A. Honey and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-08-10 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of folktales from South Africa has been put together the author says, not for scholarship but for a love of the sunny country where he was born. Some stories originate from Dutch sources, and some have several versions. Most are tales told by the bushmen.
Download or read book Tortoise and the Baboon written by Gill Howell and published by Dingles/Treehouse Court. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tales from Africa written by and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2000 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawn from all parts of Africa, these stories for children aged ten and over illustrate the fierce sense of justice inherent in African peoples, their powers of patience and endurance, and their supreme ability as story-tellers.
Download or read book The Hare and Baboon and Other Stories written by Kandie Oriade and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Hare and Baboon and other Stories is a collection of 7 fables from 7 different countries on the African continent: Nigeria, Togo, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Angola, Cameroon, and Cote d'Ivoire. These tales are filled with the warmth of Africa and offer a glimpse into the cultures they are set in. They are filled with talking animals and adventurous quests. They generally include morals that teach us to be better people. Among other things, the stories explain how the tortoise's shell became cracked, and how fire came to earth. Each story is accompanied by an original illustration painted by the artist Thamba Tabvuma.
Download or read book Fables from Africa written by Timothy Knapman and published by . This book was released on 2010-01-18 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These exciting new TreeTops Myths and Legends are guaranteed to appeal to all your junior readers - whatever their cultural background, gender or enthusiasms. These are the oldest and most enduring stories in the world, retold by leading contemporary children's authors to bring out all of theaction, drama, humour and depth of the original stories in a way that makes them as exciting and meaningful today as ever.The strand is comprised of 24 books, telling a total of around 65 traditional stories from around the world. All of the stories are fully illustrated with stunning, vibrant images. The stories are carefully levelled, making them accessible to the average 7-11 year old reader. A thought-provokingletter from the author explains something about the background of the stories and the process of writing or retelling them. The letter also encourages the reader to make links between stories in a collection - prompting a fascinating investigation of the similarities and differences between storiesthat have evolved from different cultures around the world.Free teaching notes with each pack offer suggestions on how to develop higher order comprehension and writing skills. They also provide short introductions to many of the stories and discussion points to promote meaningful speaking and listening, and reflective reading. The stories are ideal formaking strong links to other areas of curriculum.
Download or read book Tortoise and the Baboon The written by Gill Howell and published by Dingles/Treehouse Court. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baboon and Tortoise play tricks on each other in this simple tale.
Download or read book Aesop s Fables written by Aesop and published by Wordsworth Editions. This book was released on 1994 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of animal fables told by the Greek slave Aesop.
Download or read book Oxford Reading Tree Stage 4 Snapdragons The Tortoise and the Baboon written by Gill Howell and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2004-10-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by top children's authors such as award-winning Gillian Cross, Malachy Doyle and Pippa Goodhart Snapdragons are fabulously illustrated with various writing styles and fonts to make reading enjoyable for all your infant readers. They provides a wide range of picture books for children aged 3-9. Easy-to-use reading notes for parents/carers are included on the inside cover of each book. This book is also available as part of a mixed pack of 6 different books or a class pack of 36 books of the same Oxford Reading Tree stage. Each book pack comes with a free copy of invaluable teaching notes.
Download or read book Lion vs Rabbit written by Alex Latimer and published by Random House. This book was released on 2013-02-07 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lion is a bully. All the other animals are terrified of him. So they advertise for help. Soon Rabbit comes to the rescue. Although he's small and Lion is big, Rabbit has something that Lion doesn't have... An extremely funny story with a wonderful little twist, and the key message that you can always get the better of a bully. Winner of the Hampshire Picture Book Award 2014
Download or read book Tricky Tortoise written by Mwenye Hadithi and published by Hodder & Stoughton. This book was released on 1990 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tortoise outsmarts Elephant by proving he can jump right over the elephant's "tiny and stupid" head.
Download or read book Essential Anthology written by S. Karavis and published by Heinemann. This book was released on 2004 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete solution for literacy at Key Stage 2
Download or read book The Jungle Book written by Rudyard Kipling and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Myths and Legends of the Bantu written by Alice Werner and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1968 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 1968. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Download or read book Aesop s Fables Retold by Elli Woollard written by Elli Woollard and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2020-08-06 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautiful gift edition of Aesop’s Fables featuring eight classic stories, charmingly retold in rhyming verse with stunning illustrations. Bringing together the incredible talents of award-winning illustrator and Booktrust Time to Read favourite, Marta Altés and author and poet, Elli Woollard, this unique collection of Aesop’s Fables is a fresh and funny take on an enduring classic. Richly illustrated throughout by Marta Altés, author of Little Monkey, this is perfect for new and younger readers and will delight children and adults alike. Meet the town mouse and his country cousin, discover what happens to the boy who cried wolf one too many times and find out just how the tortoise beat the boastful hare. A perfect companion title to Just So Stories, created by the same winning team. Stories include: Two Travellers and the Bear The Hare and the Tortoise The Boy who cried Wolf The Donkey in the Lion's Skin The Dog and his Reflection The Baboon and the Fox The Peacock and the Crane The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
Download or read book See You Later Alligator written by Sally Hopgood and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-09-20 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A departing tortoise has his bags packed and is almost ready to set out on an adventure, but he can’t leave until he says good-bye to each of his animal friends. The tortoise stops for every last timid mouse and bumblebee, shouting his rhyming good-byes, making you wonder if, perhaps, he’s stalling the start of his trip. His animal friends appear startled as he suddenly pops up on each page to say adieu—especially the perplexed rhinoceros the tortoise mistakes for a unicorn! With each farewell, the tortoise’s good-byes get sillier and more creative. When will the good-byes end and the adventure begin? See You Later, Alligator is a silly story with bright, engaging illustrations and expressive, rhyming text that children will want to read—and giggle through—again and again. Sky Pony Press, with our Good Books, Racehorse and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of books for young readers—picture books for small children, chapter books, books for middle grade readers, and novels for young adults. Our list includes bestsellers for children who love to play Minecraft; stories told with LEGO bricks; books that teach lessons about tolerance, patience, and the environment, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Download or read book African Folktales written by Roger Abrahams and published by Pantheon. This book was released on 2011-08-03 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The deep forest and broad savannah, the campsites, kraals, and villages—from this immense area south of the Sahara Desert the distinguished American folklorist Roger D. Abrahams has selected ninety-five tales that suggest both the diversity and the interconnectedness of the people who live there. The storytellers weave imaginative myths of creation and tales of epic deeds, chilling ghost stories, and ribald tales of mischief and magic in the animal and human realms. Abrahams renders these stories in a narrative voice that reverberates with the rhythms of tribal song and dance and the emotional language of universal concerns. With black-and-white drawings throughout Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library
