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African Animal Tales: Tricky Tortoise

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title African Animal Tales: Tricky Tortoise
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Mwenye Hadithi
Illustrated by Adrienne Kennaway
SeriesAfrican Animal Tales
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:32
Dimensions(mm): Height 214,Width 262
ISBN/Barcode 9780340516249
ClassificationsDewey:823.914
Audience
Children / Juvenile
Illustrations Colour Illustrations

Publishing Details

Publisher Hachette Children's Group
Imprint Hodder Children's Books
Publication Date 15 March 1990
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

When Elephant trod on Tricky Tortoise for the three hundred and thirty second time, Tortoise devised a cunning plan to teach Elephant a lesson. This is the story of how Tricky Tortoise proves that brains are often better than strength or size.

Author Biography

Author: Bruce Hobson is the author of seven other books in this series. He lives on a farm in South Africa. Illustrator: Adrienne Kennaway moved from Kenya to London when she was 15 to study at the Ealing School of Art. Later she attended L'Academia de Belle Arte in Rome. It was on her return to Kenya that she began illustrating the picture books that have made her well known.