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A retelling of an African folktale accompanied by color illustrations. Nesting in a plum tree, a mother dove is singing to her two babies. When a hungry jackal hears the song, he tricks the mother into throwing the babies down to him. Desperate, the mother enlists the help of her clever friend the blue crane. Will the blue crane be able to help the dove get her babies back and teach the jackal a lesson?



Jackal's Flying Lesson : A Khoikhoi Tale

by Aardema, Verna (illus Dale Gottlieb)

First Edition

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Book description: New York: Apple Soup / Knopf. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall .

  • Bookseller: Novel Ideas Used Books US (US)
  • Bookseller Inventory #: 122038
  • Format/binding: Hardcover
  • Book condition: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
  • Ages: 1 to 2 years
  • Illustrator: Illustrated by Dale Gottlieb
  • Edition: First Edition
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • ISBN 10: 067985813X
  • ISBN 13: 9780679858133
  • Publisher: Apple Soup / Knopf
  • Place: New York
  • Date published: 1995
  • Size: 8.75 x 10.75 x 0.5 inches
  • Weight: 0.8 pounds

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