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The King and the Tortoise
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Book Description
Who is the cleverest creature of all? In order to find out, the king has issued a challenge: who can make him a robe of smoke? The swift hare, the sly fox, the fierce leopard, and the mighty elephant try but each one fails. It is up to the tortoise, patient and slow, to win the day through wit alone. In this gentle traditional story from Cameroon, master storyteller Tololwa Mollel has wo... More
Book Information
PublisherFitzhenry & Whiteside Ltd
BindingHardcover (3 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages16
ISBN-10189555540X
ISBN-13978-1895555400
Publication Date09/01/1992
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About Tolowa M. Mollel (Author) : Tolowa M. Mollel is a published author of children's books. Published credits of Tolowa M. Mollel include Dume's Roar, Kele's Secret, and King and the Tortoise.
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About Kathy Blankley (Illustrator) : Kathy Blankley is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Kathy Blankley include Dume's Roar, The King and the Tortoise.
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