- Paperback: 32 pages
- Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books; New Ed edition (1 Sep 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1845075145
- ISBN-13: 978-1845075149
- Product Dimensions: 26.7 x 22.1 x 0.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 291,957 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The first man and woman are lonely. What to do? They decide to fashion children out of clay. As they are baking the little figures in their fire, they're constantly interrupted by visits from the sky-god, Nyame. As a result, some of the children are pale and underdone, some are left in so long that they come out very dark, and the rest are every shade between. Frané Lessac's gorgeous gouache paintings, inspired by West African masks and pottery, and Eric Maddern's vivid text make this one of the most compelling of creation myths for young readers.
About the Author
Eric Maddern studied sociology and psychology at Sheffield University, then spent 10 years travelling around the world. He now performs all over the country as a storyteller and folk singer, and he has built a roundhouse in the grounds of his home, where he holds storytelling events. He lives in Gwnyedd, Wales. Eric's books for Frances Lincoln are Death in a Nut, Nail Soup, Cow on the Roof, Earth Story and Life Story, Fire Children, The King with Horse's Ears, Spirit of the Forest, Rainbow Bird, The King and the Seed and Curious Clownfish.
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Frané Lessac is an internationally known American artist who has exhibited her paintings in London, Paris, New York and Los Angeles. From film school in California she went on to study Caribbean culture on the island of Monserrat. She has worked on many children's projects to date.
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Long ago Nyame, the great sky-god, lived alone in the wide blue sky. Read the first page
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Format:Paperback
If you are looking for a text to start off your P4C lessons use this. A lovely sensitive story and one that gets the children talking. Also worth trying Pete the Cat. This was a real hit in our school for P4C and for all ages. Good for thinking skills.
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The best children's story of creation I've ever read.
26 Jan 1999
Format:Hardcover
Wonderful story about the creation of man and why people come in so many different colors. It conveys a message of understanding that we are all one people in a most captivating way. I think this book should be an integral part of the early childhood curriculum
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