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Master Man
A Tall Tale of Nigeria
By Shepard, Aaron & Wisniewski, David
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-68813-783-0
- Publisher
- New York : HarperCollins, 2000.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 2001
K-Gr 4 Big meets bigger in this humorous pourquoi tale. Muscle-bound Shadusa, as boastful as he is strong, insists on being called Master Man. Then, his wife, Shettu, encounters a baby of prodigious strength and learns that the child's father also calls himself Master Man. Shadusa runs off to teach this upstart a lesson. Instead, he finds himself cowering in fear when he sees the fearsome elephant-eating giant. Fleeing in terror, he passes by and warns some farmers in a field and then a group of porte...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
