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Stories Gogo Told Me
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In almost every village in Africa lives a storyteller. Telling stories is not her official job. By day she may be a Gogo (or granny), a teacher, a farmer or a seamstress. But by night, round the fire, she will sit, surrounded by young children, old friends, neighbours and travellers, and will tell you of how it was in the olden days, when the Earth was young, when man was a hunter-gatherer, and when animals roamed wild throughout the continent. The author spent several months hiking around the villages, towns, farms and deserts of Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana and South Africa, asking people who can't read or write to tell her their favourite stories. The result is this children's treasury of legends and fables, of witchdoctors and kingdoms of strange creatures and talking animals, which celebrates Africa and its ancient storytelling culture.
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The Cheetah Who Ran Too Fast
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These stories, written in verse, are designed to be read out loud. They are full of suspense, thrills, emotion and fun and make for a superbly expressive read. But they were written for so much more than that. The world is an ever-changing fast-paced place and our lives have changed along with it. Creating strong and healthy relationships with our children is becoming more and more difficult, yet more and more essential. One of the most powerful ways to achieve good relationships with our children is by finding ways to communicate with them about things that matter, especially in their lives. The art of communication involves, talking, listening, and sharing. These are the most fundamental tools to form strong and healthy relationships. Creating a strong, secure and caring relationship with a child means providing that child with the base from which to develop a healthy self-esteem and an ability to cope with life positively. The use
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Pea Boy and Other Stories From Iran
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Iran has mountains striped with snow, dense forests where bears and lynxes still roam, deserts, bazaars...but above all it has stories - of fairies and demons, of a monstrous metal eagle called the okab, of romantic cockroaches and foolish weavers. During her travels, Elizabeth Laird has gathered a wealth of stories, and here she retells, in her own inimitable style, some of Iran's best, with delightfully offbeat illustrations from Shirin Adl. Praise for A Fistful of Pearls and Other Tales from Iraq: 'Its baddies are wolves and thieves; its stories are fabulous.' The Daily Telegraph
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