Tales of East Africa : folktales from Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania / illustrations by Jamilla Okubo.
| Author/creator | Okubo, Jamilla illustrator. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2020] |
| Copyright Date | ©2020 |
| Description | 141 pages : color illustration ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The Hare and the Lion -- The monkey, the shark, and the washerman's donkey -- The story of the hare, Ki-Kamba-Wa-paruku or Buku -- Wokubira Omulalu mu Kyama -- The cat and the fowl -- The story of Ngu or Tortoise and the Kipalala or Fish Eagle -- Kiwobe and his sheep -- The Story of M'Wambía and the N'Jengé -- The magician and the sulton's son -- The story of the girl who cut the hair of the N'Jengé -- Mkaaah Jeechonee, the boy hunter -- Sifirwakange and Kasokambirye -- Haamdaa'nee -- The ape, the snake and the lion -- Ndyakubi and Ndalakubi -- A tale which inculcates kindness to animals -- The tale of the maiden who was sacrificed by her kin, and whom her lover brought back from below -- The story of Mpobe -- The giant of the great water -- The story of the lost sister -- Legend regarding origin of fire -- The girl and the doves. |
| Abstract | A collection of folktales from Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Genre/form | Fiction. |
| Genre/form | Folk tales. |
| Genre/form | Juvenile works. |
| Genre/form | Folk tales. |
| LCCN | 2019032006 |
| ISBN | 9781452182582 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1452182582 (hardcover) |