Lion and the Ostrich Chicks: And Other African Folk Poems

By Ashley Bryan

Book Overview

Four folktales from different parts of Africa that highlight the power of common sense, including the title story, in which a clever mongoose outwits a foolish lion while rescuing six ostrich chicks.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 068931311X
• ISBN13: 9780689313110
• Release Date: October 1986
• Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.7" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5

Customer Reviews

African folklore

The people of Africa have a rich heritage of storytelling. Included in this book of African folktales are a lion who claims to be the father of some ostrich chicks, a brave boy who has a meeting with the wind, a hare who outfoxes a jackal, and a clever boy who is mistakenly called foolish. These are just some of the entertaining characters you will meet who display the spirit of the people. We loved the stories in this book as well as, the wonderful artwork.