The Singing man: a West African folktale / adapted by Angela Shelf Medearis ; illustrated by Terea Shaffer.
By: Medearis, Angela Shelf.
Contributor(s): Shaffer, Terea D [ill.].
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BookPublisher: New York : Holiday House, c1994Edition: 1st ed.Description: [36] p. : col. ill. ; 24 x 26 cm.ISBN: 0823411036 :.Subject(s): Folklore -- Africa, West | Music -- Folklore | Folklore -- West Africa | Music -- FolkloreDDC classification: 398.21/0966 | [E] Coretta Scott King Award.Summary: A couple's youngest son is forced to leave his West African village because he chooses music over the more practical occupations of his brothers, but years later he returns to show the wisdom of his choice.
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A couple's youngest son is forced to leave his West African village because he chooses music over the more practical occupations of his brothers, but years later he returns to show the wisdom of his choice.
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