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Clever Tortoise : a traditional African tale / [illustrated by] Francesca Martin.
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.
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- ISBN: 0763605069
- Physical Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill.
- Publisher: Cambridge, MA : Candlewick Press, 2000.
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| Subject: | Tales > Africa Jungle animals > Folklore. |
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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."
