Three friends and a taxi
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Three Friends and a Taxi is a tale first told to the author by a local guide in a taxi in the islands of Comoros. Sheep, Goat and Dog take a taxi to the sea and must face the consequences of their own actions when the time comes to pay the taxi fare. It is a tale told all across Africa, from Nigeria to the Comoros to South Africa, and belongs to all of Africa and its people.
Three Friends and a Taxi was a winner of the 2004 Sappi Isiqalo Book Competition, which encourages South African authors and illus¬trators to develop material with a local idiom to promote read¬ing, writing and access to books for all.
| Weight | 0500 kg |
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| Dimensions | 210 × 297 × 30 mm |
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Sisters Maryanne and Shayle Bester have cooked up nine picture books together, all published by Jacana. Some of these feature Gaps, the Nguni calf, and his extended family. Others, like Three Friends and a Taxi, are light-hearted contemporary tales. Three Friends and a Taxi was a winner of the 2004 Sappi Isiqalo Book Competition and The Cool Nguni was one of the winners of the Exclusive Books IBBY SA Awards. The sisters grew up on a Free State farm but now live in Gauteng with an assortment of family and animals. All their stories draw on their deep affection for the people, places and eccentricities of Africa. |
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9781770092655 ,9781770092853 ,9781770092877 ,9781770092884 ,9781770092891 ,9781770092907 ,9781770092914 ,9781770092860 ,9781770092921 ,9781770092945 ,9781770092938 |
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