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The village of round and square houses
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Title
The village of round and square houses
Description
In a village in West Africa, women live in round houses and men live in square houses. After supper, grandmother tells a story about the origin of these houses aand how it is related to the rupturing of volcanic mountain, Naka.
Author
Grifalconi, Ann
Publisher
Little, Brown, & Company
Picture Book Entry Item Type Metadata
ISBN
316328626
City of Publication
Toronto
Year of Publication
1986
Author of Abstract
Abstract provided by Miwako Monden, 1995
Tags
african
,
celebration
,
coping
,
family
,
folktale
,
generations
,
grandparents
,
mountains
,
multicultural
,
nature
,
parents
,
respect
,
shapes
,
siblings
,
storytelling
,
traditions
Citation
Grifalconi, Ann, “The village of round and square houses,”
Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University
, accessed December 26, 2024,
https://dlp.lib.miamioh.edu/picturebook/items/show/13268
.
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