Bibliograph

A stork in a baobab tree, an African twelve days of Christmas, Catherine House ; illustrated by Polly Alakija

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A stork in a baobab tree, an African twelve days of Christmas, Catherine House ; illustrated by Polly Alakija

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A stork in a baobab tree

Oclc number

707255967

Responsibility statement

Catherine House ; illustrated by Polly Alakija

Sub title

an African twelve days of Christmas

Summary

Set in Africa during the Christmas season, this is the story of a village preparing for a celebration - the birth of a child. The story is told in verse inspired by the traditional carol The Twelve Days of Christmas, but in this version by the author Catherine House the gifts are: 1 stork in a baobab tree, 2 thatched huts, 3 woven baskets, 4 market traders, 5 bright khangas, 6 women pounding, 7 children playing, 8 wooden carvings, 9 grazing goats, 10 drummers drumming, 11 dancers dancing and 12 storytellers. This is a Christmas steeped in the atmosphere of African village life, including descriptions of the objects and activities mentioned in the text

Target audience

juvenile

resource.variantTitle

African twelve days of Christmas

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