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Beautiful Bananas Elizabeth Laird
Beautiful Bananas
Elizabeth Laird
Beautiful Bananas ia an imaginative picture book in the African folktale tradition. A little girl sets off through the jungle to take a beautiful bunch of bananas to her grandfather. On the way she encounters a number of wild, but friendly animals who take her bananas, but then apologise and replace them with various treats, until finally an elephant gives her another bunch of bananas.
A beautiful circular tale, the kind of which often appears infolklore around the world. This particular story is often heard in East Africa. *Elizabeth Laird is a high profile, award-winning author who has been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and has won the Smarties Young Judges prize.
She is also a specialist in African folklore. Her acclaimed works include When the World Began published by Oxford University Press*Liz Pichon is an exciting new children's book illustrator who has worked on a number of successful reference series for Oxford University Press
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | February 5, 2004 |
| ISBN13 | 9780192725523 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 32 |
| Dimensions | 245 × 218 × 4 mm · 164 g |
| Language | English |
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