Zomo the Rabbit: A Trickster Tale from West Africa

McDermott, Gerald

ISBN 10: 0152999671 / ISBN 13: 9780152999674

Editore: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1992

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Riassunto:

Zomo the rabbit, a West African trickster, is given three apparently impossible tasks to complete before the Sky God will give him the wisdom that Zomo seeks, in a colorful version of a traditional tale from West Africa.

Informazioni sull?autore:

GERALD MCDERMOTT (1941-2012) was an internationally acclaimed author-illustrator of books for children. A graduate of Pratt Institute in New York City and a lifelong artist, he began his career as an animated filmmaker before moving into the creation of children's books based on storytelling traditions from around the world. He was awarded the Caldecott Medal and two Caldecott Honors; his extensive and influential body of work includes six popular picture books focusing on the trickster motif. Devoted to oral tradition and the transformative power of mythology, he was the first Fellow of the Joseph Campbell Foundation and served as a consultant on mythology in education. www.geraldmcdermott.com

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Titolo: Zomo the Rabbit: A Trickster Tale from West ...
Casa editrice: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Data di pubblicazione: 1992
Legatura: Rilegato
Condizione: good