The Tortoise's Gift: A Tale from Zambia

“This Zambian folktale about a wonderful tree with a very tricky name, and the hungry animals who seek to learn (and remember) that name, has been adapted by Don as a chapter book for early readers. The repetitious nature of the story is well suited to the format, while the colorful and playful illustrations have the appeal of a picture book” — Booklist When a draught leaves all the animals hungry, one by one they try to discover the name of the magical tree that will give them its fruit ...