Phillis Gershator
Hardcover | Pages: 32 pages Rating: 3.8 | 20 Users | 5 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Only One Cowry |
| ISBN: | 0531332888 (ISBN13: 9780531332887) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Benin West Africa Dahomey |
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Dada Segbo, the first king of Dahomey, wants a bride. He can afford the finest gifts to bestow upon her family, but he prefers not to part with any of his wealth. So he offers only one cowry shell. How can he find a worthy bride for such a pittance?"I will find the king a wife for only one cowry", promises Yo, a smart young fellow. And, trade by trade, he does. But Yo isn't the only clever bargainer in the kingdom.Freely based on African folklore and vibrantly illustrated, this witty cumulative tale features an appealing pair of perfectly matched deal makers.
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| Title | : | Only One Cowry: A Dahomean Tale |
| Author | : | Phillis Gershator |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 32 pages |
| Published | : | September 1st 2000 by Orchard Books (NY) |
| Categories | : | Childrens. Picture Books. Western Africa. Benin. Cultural. Africa |
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Ratings: 3.8 From 20 Users | 5 ReviewsAssessment Epithetical Books Only One Cowry: A Dahomean Tale
This is a tale from Dahomey, Africa. It is a good adding tale when a man promises to find a wife for the king for only 1 cowry. He trades and trades and is very clever in the process. Nice story. Recommended for grades 3-5.
I used this African Folktale with 4th & 5th grade students. They enjoyed the story. Clever trickster tale with a fun rhyme.
Lovely Dahomean folktale (from Benin, Africa) retold for children.A student recommended this traditional tale and it was really fun! It's about a clever man, Yo, who says he will find the king a wife for only one cowry (shell). He trades the shell for flint, then trades that up, and trades that item up, etc. That part of the book was fine, but it got even better once the bride became savvy to Yo's plot and she gives it her own spin. I enjoyed that even more!
A student recommended this traditional tale and it was really fun! It's about a clever man, Yo, who says he will find the king a wife for only one cowry (shell). He trades the shell for flint, then trades that up, and trades that item up, etc. That part of the book was fine, but it got even better once the bride became savvy to Yo's plot and she gives it her own spin. I enjoyed that even more!
What a fun folktale! The king gives one cowry to a young man to find him a bride... and the young man trades the cowry for one item after another until he actually does find a bride. However, the young woman is a bit of a trader herself.
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