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Bimwili and the zimwi
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Title
Bimwili and the zimwi
Description
Bimwili, a young Swahili girl, finds a shell at the seashore. Leaving it behind, she returns to fetch it and is captured by a shape-changing ogre. She must match wits with him in order to go home
Author
Aardena, Verna
Publisher
Dial
Picture Book Entry Item Type Metadata
ISBN
0-803-70553-0
City of Publication
New York
Year of Publication
1985
Author of Abstract
Abstract provided by Mary Malone, 1994
Tags
assertiveness
,
change
,
critical thinking
,
decision making
,
fantasy
,
goal setting
,
growing up
,
loneliness
,
self esteem
,
teamwork
,
verbal communication
Citation
Aardena, Verna, “Bimwili and the zimwi,”
Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University
, accessed December 26, 2024,
https://dlp.lib.miamioh.edu/picturebook/items/show/8221
.
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