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The Fire Children: A West African Folk Tale
Eric(Retold Maddern
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Description for The Fire Children: A West African Folk Tale
Paperback. Creation story inspired by a West African tale of how people of all colours were created. Illustrator(s): Lessac, Frane. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: 5AD; YBCS; YFJ. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 216 x 269 x 5. Weight in Grams: 166.
The first man and woman are lonely. What to do? They decide to fashion children out of clay. As they are baking the little figures in their fire, they're constantly interrupted by visits from the sky-god, Nyame. As a result, some of the children are pale and underdone, some are left in so long that they come out very dark, and the rest are every shade between. Frané Lessac's gorgeous gouache paintings, inspired by West African masks and pottery, and Eric Maddern's vivid text make this ... Read more
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Publisher
Quarto Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
166g
Number of Pages
32
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847806529
SKU
V9781847806529
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About Eric(Retold Maddern
Eric Maddern studied sociology and psychology at Sheffield University, then spent 10 years travelling around the world. He now performs all over the country as a storyteller and folk singer, and he has built a roundhouse in the grounds of his home, where he holds storytelling events. He lives in Gwnyedd, Wales. Eric's books for Frances ... Read more
Reviews for The Fire Children: A West African Folk Tale
‘An uplifting lightness of touch in the story-telling and a luminous intensity of colour in the illustrations.’ ‘An uplifting lightness of touch in the story-telling and a luminous intensity of colour in the illustrations.’