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This humorous traditional tale from the Igbo people of Nigeria features the trickster tortoise, Mbeku, and shows how the tortoise got his rough, checkered shell as a result of Mbeku's greediness and cunning.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780395688458
Subtitle:
(an Igbo tale )
ill.:
Spurll, Barbara
Author:
Spurll, Barbara
Publisher:
Clarion Books
Location:
New York
Subject:
Fairy Tales & Folklore - Single Title
Subject:
Folklore
Subject:
Turtles
Subject:
Fairy Tales & Folklore - African
Subject:
Turtles -- Folklore.
Subject:
Igbo
Series Volume:
no. 856
Publication Date:
c1994
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
1 v. (unpaged)
Dimensions:
10.81x8.57x.37 in. .78 lbs.
Age Level:
04-08
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