Jim Averbeck

The Market Bowl

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Yoyo has listened to Mama Cécile's song about how to make ndolé (bitterleaf stew) her entire life—long enough to know how to make it herself, now that she is finally old enough. But slicing the bitterleaf, grinding the pumpkin, measuring out the shrimp—it just takes too long. Yoyo is confident that her variation on the stew will be good enough.As Mama Cécile and Yoyo set off to market, Mama reminds Yoyo what will happen if she refuses a fair price for the stew—Brother Coin, the Great Spirit of the Market, will put a curse on their market bowl. When Yoyo refuses to heed Mama's advice, she is faced with the task of trying to regain a blessing f… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Averbeck, Jim

ISBN: 978-1-58089-368-8
EAN: 9781580893688
Produktnummer: 13313854
Verlag: Simon & Schuster N.Y.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
Seitenangabe: 32 S.
Sonstiges: Ab 4 - 8 J.

Über den Autor

Jim Averbeck was a Peace Corps volunteer in Cameroon from 1990 until 1994. He is the author of IN A BLUE ROOM, a 2009 Charlotte Zolotow Honor Book. He is the author and illustrator of EXCEPT IT and OH NO, LITTLE DRAGON! Jim lives in San Francisco, California.