A Stork in a Baobab Tree: An African Twelve Days of Christmas

by Catherine House

Book Overview

Set in Africa during the Christmas season, this is the story of a village preparing for a celebration - the birth of a child. The story is told in verse inspired by the traditional carol The Twelve Days of Christmas, but in this version by the author Catherine House the gifts are: 1 stork in a baobab tree, 2 thatched huts, 3 woven baskets, 4 market traders, 5 bright khangas, 6 women pounding, 7 children playing, 8 wooden carvings, 9 grazing goats, 10 drummers drumming, 11 dancers dancing and 12 storytellers. This is a Christmas steeped in the atmosphere of African village life, including descriptions of the objects and activities mentioned in the text.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847801161
• ISBN13: 9781847801166
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Frances Lincoln Ltd
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.1" x 11.5"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 3