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BEAUTIFUL BANANAS
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| By: |
Elizabeth Laird, Liz Pichon (Illus) |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| List price:
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£6.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0192725521 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780192725523 |
| Publisher: |
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
5 February, 2004 |
| Pages: |
32 |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| Key Stage: |
UK School Key Stage 1 |
| Illustrations: |
in full colour throughout |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Oxford University Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |