The Zebra's Stripes: And Other African Animal Tales

by Dianne Stewart, Kathy Pienaar (Illustrator)

Aimed at children everywhere, this wonderful collection of folk tales that find their origins in tribes from all over Africa, have been retold by Dianne Stewart. These include legends such as ‘How Lion and Warthog became Enemies’ from the Lamba, ‘How Giraffe Acquired His Long Neck’ from east Africa, ‘Why Hippopotamus Lives in the Water’ from Nigeria and ‘Monkey the Musician’ from South Africa. There are tales from the San, the Zulu, Zambia, Congo and West Africa, et al. At the end of each section - devoted to a type of animal - there are facts about the animal in question, adding to the educational value of the stories. The book is beautifully illustrated by Kathy Pienaar with great attention to detail.

Genres: Animals

Paperback

First published August 1, 2005

Reviews

[Krista Horn · Rating 3 out of 5]

The illustrations were lovely and the animal fact charts were an added bonus.

[Petra Be · Rating 4 out of 5]

The stories are interesting and the illustrations beautiful. It's strange that everyone is always angry in these stories... The book also includes basic facts about the naimals in the stories and also some African proverbs.

[claire · Rating 3 out of 5]

The stories seemed to get poorer towards the end

[Maureen Honey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Delightful book. beautiful drawings and very educational. Easy to understand the tribal people versions and teachings about the meaning of their tales.