Alexander McCall Smith

The Baboons Who Went This Way And That: Folktales From Africa (eBook, ePUB)

Illustrator: Holwill, Naomi

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

From the bestselling author of
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

A man with a tree growing out of his head? A woman with children made of wax? A bird that can be milked?

"This is a gem of a book . . . McCall Smith is a master storyteller who knows how to capture an audience, and each tale sparkles with magic. He uses easy-on-the-ear language, ideal both for reading aloud and for read-alone juniors." Junior Education

"He has written [the stories] down in such a way as to preserve their subtle simplicity while beckoning a new audience of all ages. Children and older readers will be both chilled and moved." Books for Keeps

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. September 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781847676955
• Artikelnr.: 38355697

Autorenporträt

Alexander McCall Smith is the author of over fifty books, including the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series of novels and several collections of short stories, including The Girl Who Married a Lion and Heavenly Date and Other Flirtations. In 2003 he was the winner of the UK's principal award for humorous writing, the Saga Award, and in the same year he won the Glenfiddich Award for Writing. Alexander McCall Smith lives in Scotland.

Rezensionen

This is a gem of a book . . . Each tale sparkles with magic. Junior Education