Bibliograph

A twist in the tail, animal stories from around the world, Mary Hoffman ; illustrated by Jan Ormerod

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A twist in the tail, animal stories from around the world, Mary Hoffman ; illustrated by Jan Ormerod

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A twist in the tail

Oclc number

39760073

Responsibility statement

Mary Hoffman ; illustrated by Jan Ormerod

Sub title

animal stories from around the world

Summary

Retellings of ten traditional animal tales from around the world

Table Of Contents

A birthday surprise (Anancy story from the Caribbean) -- The fox and the crab have a race (China) -- The bright blue jackal (India) -- The wolf who loved sheep (A Los Nobos story from Cape Verde) -- The magpie and the milk (Turkey) -- The pelican and the fish (Malaysia) -- The fox and the boastful brave (Iroquois story from North America) -- The tortoise who rode an elephant (Nigeria) -- The very clever rabbit (Venezuela) -- The animal who couldn't make up its mind (Australia)

Target audience

juvenile

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Animal stories from around the world

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