African Animal Tales: Hot Hippo
- 32 Seiten
- 2 Lesestunden
The story of how Hippo came to live in the river instead of on dry land.
Mwenye Hadithi Bücher
Mwenye Hadithi, was „derjenige, der die Geschichten hat“ bedeutet, ist ein Pseudonym von Bruce Hobson. Seine Kindheit inmitten der vielfältigen Tierwelt und weitläufigen Gärten Kenias prägte eine tiefe Liebe zu Tieren und zur Buschsavanne. Diese Verbundenheit fließt in seine Kindergeschichten ein, in denen er seine Faszination für die Natur in fesselnde Erzählungen umwandelt. Inspiriert von lebendiger künstlerischer Ausdrucksweise, schafft Hobson Geschichten, die junge Leser mit den Wundern des Tierreichs begeistern sollen.
African Animal Tales: Handsome Hog
- 32 Seiten
- 2 Lesestunden
A brand-new title in this much-loved series of ethnic folktales, bursting with colour and vitality by an award-winning team.
Wild Fluffalump
- 32 Seiten
- 2 Lesestunden
One morning, at the foot of a tree on the African plain, a strange creature is found. It's fluffy and puffy. What can it be? The meerkats declare that it is a wild Fluffalump. Eagle says there is no such thing, Buffalo thinks it must be a bird, Hyena says it squeaked and wriggled when he gave it a poke, and Giraffe finds it has toes. By now the Fluffalump is hungry and thirsty and when it is nipped on the bottom by Crocodile it trumpets loudly. And across the plain comes Elephant, who dumps it in the lake for a wash, and Fluffalump is revealed to be . . . ?
African Animal Tales: Greedy Zebra
- 32 Seiten
- 2 Lesestunden
The story of how all the animals chose their clothing, except for Greedy Zebra, who had to take the left-over pieces . . .
Long ago on the Great African Plains, it was so dry before the rain came that all the animals were hot, and thirsty, and hungry. All, that is, except Cross Crocodile. This is the story of how Monkey tricked Crocodile into sharing his food with the other animals.
African Animal Tales: Laughing Giraffe
- 32 Seiten
- 2 Lesestunden
In the days long ago, Giraffe was the noisiest animal on the Great African Plain. He shouted a lot and he laughed all the time. This is the story of how the littlest Egret proved to Laughing Giraffe that you don't need to be loud to be heard.
African Animal Tales: Hungry Hyena
- 32 Seiten
- 2 Lesestunden
This is the story of how Hungry Hyena came to slink about on the great African plain and how Fish Eagle soars in the clouds.
A paperback edition of a brand-new title - Enormous Elephant - in this vibrant series that has been in print for over twenty years.
The Crafty Chameleon
- 32 Seiten
- 2 Lesestunden
A chameleon bedeviled by a leopard and a crocodile uses his wits to get them to leave him alone.
African Animal Tales: Lazy Lion
- 32 Seiten
- 2 Lesestunden
Lazy Lion orders the animals to build him a house on the African plain. The Weaver Birds build him a house of nest grasses and palm leaves, but Lazy Lion is too heavy to reach the door. The Ant Bears build him a house with many rooms and caverns, but it is so dark Lion can't see anything.The animals do their best to please Lion, but he is very difficult to please. Will he ever find a home?This is the story of how Lazy Lion found his home on the great African plain.
