Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales

by Nelson Mandela

Book Overview

Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales is a cause for celebration, landmark work that gathers in one volume many of Africa's most cherished folktales. Mandela, a Nobel Laureate for Peace, has selected these thirty-two tales with the specific hope that Africa's oldest stories, as well as a few new ones, be perpetuated by future generations and be appreciated by children throughout the world. In these "beloved stories, morsels rich with the gritty...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393052125
• ISBN13: 9780393052121
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 2.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 10.5" x 10.8"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

This Grammy-nominated audiobook is truly amazing

This audiobook is nominated for a Grammy and has won awards. The story readings on this audiobook are phenomenal and your purchase supports children in South Africa in Africa orphaned by AIDS. The readings are done by numerous remarkable actors including Gillian Anderson, Benjamin Bratt, Don Cheadle, Matt Damon, Whoopi Goldberg, Sean Hayes, Samuel L. Jackson, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Debra Messing, Helen Mirren, Parminder Nagra, Sophie Okonedo, CCH Pounder, Alan Rickman, Jurnee Smollett, Charlize Theron, Blair Underwood, Forest Whitaker, and Alfre Woodard with a message from Desmond Tutu and music by Johnny Clegg and Vusi Mahlasela.

great buy!

I bought this book for my newborn and I recommend it for children of all ages. The stories are great tales to share with your family. They are even entertaining for adults. I highly recommend this book.

fabulous....

These stories are delightful, the illustrations are superb...I bought a copy for my grand-daughter, and was so enthralled that I ordered a second copy for me!

Simply Lovely

The stories are rich and full of life. Storytelling lives on...thank you!