African Animal Tales: Handsome Hog
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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African Animal Tales: Handsome Hog
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Mwenye Hadithi
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Illustrated by Adrienne Kennaway
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| Series | African Animal Tales |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:32 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 262,Width 215 |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780340970355
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| Classifications | Dewey:823.914 |
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| Audience | |
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| Illustrations |
4-colour
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Hachette Children's Group
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| Imprint |
Hodder Children's Books
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| Publication Date |
1 July 2010 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
On the Great Grassy African Plain Handsome Hog had a beautiful smooth coat and an extremely elegant tail. This is the story of how Handsome Hog lost his looks and became known as Warthog to the other animals. Mwenye Hadithi is a pen name and means a story-teller in Swahili.
Author Biography
Mwenye Hadithi (Author) Mwenye Hadithi was born in Nairobi in a rambling brick and wood house surrounded by ten acres. His early life was full of animals. He attended London University, studying languages and foreign literature. When his first attempts at short stories and radio plays were sold immediately, he decided to be the next great African Writer.
ReviewsKennaway's illustrations are as handsome as ever * Books For Keeps *
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