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The Flying Tortoise
An Igbo Tale
By Mollel, Tololwa M. & Spurll, Barbara
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-39568-845-8
- Publisher
- New York : Clarion, c1994.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 1994
Gr 1-3 This Nigerian trickster tale stars a cunning and vain tortoise who gets his comeuppance. Mbeku convinces the jungle birds to let him accompany them on a visit to the Skylanders so he can steal all of their food. When the birds protest that he cannot fly, he devises an elaborate set of wings and joins them on their trip. When the birds realize they've been duped, they exact a revenge that ends Mbeku's vanity. His previou...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
