Koi and the Kola Nuts: A Tale from Liberia

Type

Book

Authors

Verna Aardema

ISBN 10

0689817606

ISBN 13

9780689817601

Tags

Animals, African, Multicultural

Description

Meet a crocodile, a snake, and an ant who would do anything for some kola nuts. Meet a demanding chief who seeks a worthy husband for his beautiful daughter. Now meet Koi, a worthy young man who just happens to have inherited a seemingly useless kola nut tree, and has just set out in search of adventure and romance. Could Koi's kola nut tree possibly bring good to others? And could this good possibly come back to him in full measure? Read this delightfully spirited tale by the premier reteller of African folktales for children, illustrated with Joe Cepeda's boisterous paintings, to find out! - from Amzon

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