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      Jabuti the Tortoise: A Trickster Tale from the Amazon

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      The reputed trickster Jabuti gets his comeuppance when a jealous Vulture offers to fly the tortoise and his flute to the King of Heaven's festival of song, and wickedly drops his passenger down from the skies. The King of Heaven chastises the vulture and the birds who put Jabu...

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      Product ID:9780152053741
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:CN
      Title:Jabuti the Tortoise
      Subtitle:A Trickster Tale from the Amazon
      Authors:Author: Gerald McDermott, Gerald McDermott
      Page Count:32
      Subjects:Picture storybooks, Picture storybooks, Interest age: from c 4 years
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      The reputed trickster Jabuti gets his comeuppance when a jealous Vulture offers to fly the tortoise and his flute to the King of Heaven's festival of song, and wickedly drops his passenger down from the skies. The King of Heaven chastises the vulture and the birds who put Jabuti's smooth shell back together again gain new feathers as their reward.

      Of all the animals in the rain forest, Jabutí was the favorite. His shell was smooth and shiny, and the songs he played on his flute were sweet.
      But his music was a reminder, too, of the mischievous pranks Jabutí sometimes played. His song reminded Tapir of being tricked, Jaguar of being fooled, and time and again it reminded Vulture that he had no song at all. When a concert takes place in heaven, Vulture offers to fly Jabutí there . . . all the while plotting a trick of his own.
      Gerald McDermott makes myths new again for readers of all ages, using language as vibrant and colorful as his bold illustrations. Jabutí is an unusual tale of a trickster’s fall from grace, and of how creation can sometimes come from chaos.


      Imprint Name:Clarion Books
      Publisher Name:HarperCollins Publishers Inc
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2010-01-29

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      Weight166 g
      Dimensions109 × 246 × 2 mm