Lion and the Ostrich Chicks: And Other African Folk Poems

by Ashley Bryan, Ashley Bryan (Illustrator)

Overview

Four folktales from different parts of Africa that highlight the power of common sense, including the title story, in which a clever mongoose outwits a foolish lion while rescuing six ostrich chicks.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780689313110
Publisher:	Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Publication date:	10/01/1986
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.90(d)
Age Range:	7 - 10 Years

About the Author

Ashley Bryan (1923–2022) grew up to the sound of his mother singing from morning to night, and he shared the joy of song with children. A beloved illustrator, he was named a Newbery Honoree for his picture book, Freedom Over Me. He also received the Coretta Scott King—Virginia Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, was a May Hill Arbuthnot lecturer, a Coretta Scott King Award winner, and the recipient of countless other awards and recognitions. His books include Freedom Over Me; Sail Away; Beautiful Blackbird; Beat the Story-Drum, Pum Pum; Let It Shine; Ashley Bryan’s Book of Puppets; and What a Wonderful World. He lived in Islesford, one of the Cranberry Isles off the coast of Maine.

Ashley Bryan (1923–2022) grew up to the sound of his mother singing from morning to night, and he shared the joy of song with children. A beloved illustrator, he was named a Newbery Honoree for his picture book, Freedom Over Me. He also received the Coretta Scott King—Virginia Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, was a May Hill Arbuthnot lecturer, a Coretta Scott King Award winner, and the recipient of countless other awards and recognitions. His books include Freedom Over Me; Sail Away; Beautiful Blackbird; Beat the Story-Drum, Pum Pum; Let It Shine; Ashley Bryan’s Book of Puppets; and What a Wonderful World. He lived in Islesford, one of the Cranberry Isles off the coast of Maine.

Editorial Reviews

Illustrated with line art, each of four tales from a different region of Africa highlights the power of common sense. Ages 5-11. (Jan.)

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