A collection of thirty-one stories about African animals with factual information about each animal

When Hippo Was Hairy: And Other Tales from Africa

Children's Books

GREAVES, Nick

Classics

Lutterworth Pr

When Hippo Was Hairy is just one of the thirty-six fascinating stories about African animals in this imaginative book. The folklore and mythology of the African people have been handed down by word of mouth through generations of tribal life. In a land which, until very recently, teemed with the richest wildlife in the world, people and animals lived for centuries in close proximity to one another, and came to know and understand each other intimately. African folk tales reflect this special relationship.  Nick Greaves, who lives in Zimbabwe, has studied the traditional animal stories of different tribes from many parts of the continent. In this book he records some of the best. There are tales about Lion, Cheetah, Hyena, Elephant, and many others. Some are humorous, some sad, but all make compelling reading. Not only do they preserve for all time Africa's animal folklore, they also provide a fascinating, vivid, exciting picture of a land and its people.  Each animal has been painted in brilliant detail and colourful, realistic style by Rod Clement, and nearly every story is illustrated by his lively sketches. After the stories about each animal, there is factual information about the animal's habits, lifespan, size, gestation period and other useful and interesting details. This is complemented by a map of Africa showing where the animal still lives today.  This is a unique book of stories, paintings and facts about one of the world's great heritages - the wildlife of Africa - presented in a way that will entertain all ages and tastes and, hopefully, help to preserve that heritage too.

When Hippo Was Hairy

Clement, Rod

Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths

Lutterworth Press

When Lion Could Fly: And Other Tales from Africa

When Lion Could Fly is just one of over 30 stories from folklore and mythology about African animals and other creatures native to the grasslands and rainforests. Handed down by word of mouth through generations of tribal life in a dozen sub-Saharan African tribes, these tales reflect the extraordinarily close relationship that existed between man and animals who lived in very close proximity for centuries. Nick Greaves, who lives in Zimbabwe, has studied the traditional animal stories from different tribes from many parts of the continent. In this book, a follow-up to his highly successful When Hippo Was Hairy, he records the best: there are tales about Lion, Jackal, Tortoise, Mongoose, Monkey, Porcupine, Aardvark and even Dung Beetle. Some are amusing, some sad, all compelling, and in recording them, he has preserved them forever as well providing a fascinating picture of a land and its people. As vivid as the stories themselves are Rod Clement's brilliant and detailed paintings of each animal in its natural habitat. Each story is illustrated by his sketches and after the story itself there is factual information about the animal's habits, lifespan and size, with distribution maps showing where they live. The book is aimed at a wide age group from about six up to early teenage. It will entertain, inform and above all make children aware of cultures and landscape so different from their own. Africa is facing its gravest threat yet - overpopulation. Deforestation and other ecological disasters caused by 'development programmes' further exacerbate the situation. This book will help show the younger generation the beauty and diversity of what we have inherited and the importance of preserving it.

When Lion Could Fly: and Other Tales from Africa

Literature & Fiction

Short Stories & Anthologies

Gathers facts and folktales about servals, lions, jackals, mongooses, bats, aardvarks, pangolins, porcupines, monkeys, squirrels, tortoises, vultures, crocodiles, pythons, and chameleons

B E S Pub Co

A collection of thirty-one stories about African animals with factual information about each animal

When Hippo Was Hairy and Other Tales from Africa

Teen & Young Adult

A profusely illustrated volume gathers tribal tales from African folklore about the animals of the continent, together with facts about them and a map showing where each species lives and migrates among the grasslands and rainforests.

Death Of A Diplomat

Genre Fiction

Ulverscroft Softcover

Following "When Hippo was Hairy" and "When Lion Could Fly", this is a further collection of traditional wildlife tales. Twenty-five African fables about elephants are combined with factual information about elephants and their conservation, designed to appeal to both children and adults.

When elephant was king and other elephant tales from Africa

Southern Book Publishers

Struik Publishers

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When Hippo Was Hairy: And Other Tales from Africa

When Hippo Was Hairy

When Lion Could Fly: and Other Tales from Africa

When Lion Could Fly: And Other Tales from Africa

When Hippo Was Hairy and Other Tales from Africa

When Hippo Was Hairy and Other Tales from Africa

When Lion Could Fly: And Other Tales from Africa

Death Of A Diplomat

When elephant was king and other elephant tales from Africa

When Lion Could Fly: And Other Tales from Africa