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Sophie and the Albino Camel
Stephen Davies
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Description for Sophie and the Albino Camel
Paperback. Sophie lives in Gorom-Gorom, with her carnivorous-plant obsessed dad. Despite living there for 2 years, she finds it difficult to make friends. So when she meets Gidaado, a young griot, she agrees to join him and his camel, on a journey to his village. It is not until they have set off, that she begins to realise, how dangerous the desert was. Series: Sophie Books. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AK; YFC. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 7. Weight in Grams: 86.
Sophie lives in Gorom-Gorom with her carnivorous-plant obsessed dad. Despite living there for two years and speaking the local language, Sophie finds it difficult to make friends. So when she meets Gidaado, a young griot (story-teller) she agrees to join him and his albino camel, Chobbal, on a journey to his village. It is not until they have set off that Sophie begins to realise just how dangerous the desert is - it's full of djinns that creep up behind you and jump on your head and make you go mad, not to mention the infamous Moussa ag Litni, a ... Read more
Sophie lives in Gorom-Gorom with her carnivorous-plant obsessed dad. Despite living there for two years and speaking the local language, Sophie finds it difficult to make friends. So when she meets Gidaado, a young griot (story-teller) she agrees to join him and his albino camel, Chobbal, on a journey to his village. It is not until they have set off that Sophie begins to realise just how dangerous the desert is - it's full of djinns that creep up behind you and jump on your head and make you go mad, not to mention the infamous Moussa ag Litni, a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Andersen Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Series
Sophie Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
80
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781842705513
SKU
V9781842705513
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About Stephen Davies
Stephen Davies is a missionary living amongst Fulani herders in West Africa. He speaks Fulfulde, eats millet, accompanies cattle-drives and preaches the gospel in culturally relevant ways. At present he is working towards the set-up of a Fulfulde radio station which will broadcast news, griot music and advice about cows, crops and health. He also writes for the Guardian Weekly ... Read more
Reviews for Sophie and the Albino Camel
"Pure adventure story . . . An exceptional short novel."
TES
"A joyous adventure story for the 8-10s."
York Evening Press
"Wonderfully fast moving and humorous style"
Northern Echo
"Almost Kiplingesque . . . a wonderful story for readers from 8 to 80."
School Librarian
"I like the bit where the snake ... Read more
TES
"A joyous adventure story for the 8-10s."
York Evening Press
"Wonderfully fast moving and humorous style"
Northern Echo
"Almost Kiplingesque . . . a wonderful story for readers from 8 to 80."
School Librarian
"I like the bit where the snake ... Read more