Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University | Gift of the sun: A tale from south africa

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Keywords

africa, animals, boredom, conflict resolution, critical thinking, decision making, excitement, family, farm, feelings, garden, multicultural, self esteem, sheep, stress management, symbols, verbal communication

Title

Gift of the sun: A tale from south africa

Description

Thulani is a South African farmer who keeps trading his animals in order to please his wife, until all he has is a pocket full of sunflower seeds. They produce many more seeds however, which are used to feed the animals and eventually lead to more wealth for the family than ever before.

Author

Stewart, Dianne

Publisher

Farrar, Straus and Giroux

City of Publication

New York

Year of Publication

1996

Author of Abstract

Abstract provided by Sarah Nielsen, 1998

Citation

Stewart, Dianne, “Gift of the sun: A tale from south africa,” Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University, accessed May 22, 2019, https://dlp.lib.miamioh.edu/picturebook/items/show/13275.