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Clever Tortoise : a traditional African tale  Cover Image Book Book

Clever Tortoise : a traditional African tale / [illustrated by] Francesca Martin.

Martin, Francesca (Author).

Summary:

Clever Tortoise leads the other jungle animals in teaching bullying Elephant and Hippopotamus a lesson by tricking them into engaging in a tug of war with each other.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0763605069
  • Physical Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill.
  • Publisher: Cambridge, MA : Candlewick Press, 2000.
Subject: Tales > Africa
Jungle animals > Folklore.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Innisfil Public Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Lakeshore Branch.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lakeshore Branch FOL JP Marti 31681000954701 PICTURE Available -

Francesca Martin found CLEVER TORTOISE a real pleasure to illustrate because, she says, "It was like painting the happy memory of my childhood in East Africa, where the ground was always busy with small insects and animals, elephants roamed the plains, and hippos soaked in the river."


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