Author: Elizabeth Laird
Publisher: Birlinn
ISBN: 0857905813
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 349
Book Description
In 1967, at the age of 23, Elizabeth Laird set off for Addis Ababa to take up her first teaching post. She was introduced to Haile Selassie, made a pilgrimage across the mountains on foot to the ancient city of Lalibela, hitched a ride on an oil tanker across the Danakil Desert, and was arrested for a murder she had not committed. Back in Britain, Laird established herself as a major author of fiction for children and young adults, but she always wanted to return to Ethiopia. Her chance came in the late 1990s, when the British Council in Addis Ababa invited her to collect folk stories from every region of the country. Encountering ex-guerrilla fighters, camel traders, Coptic nuns and tribespeople en route, Laird has written a remarkable account of her journey interwoven with a treasure trove of stories featuring princes and maidens, snakes and lions, zombies and hyena-women.
The Lure of the Honey Bird
Author: Elizabeth Laird
Publisher: Birlinn
ISBN: 0857905813
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 349
Book Description
In 1967, at the age of 23, Elizabeth Laird set off for Addis Ababa to take up her first teaching post. She was introduced to Haile Selassie, made a pilgrimage across the mountains on foot to the ancient city of Lalibela, hitched a ride on an oil tanker across the Danakil Desert, and was arrested for a murder she had not committed. Back in Britain, Laird established herself as a major author of fiction for children and young adults, but she always wanted to return to Ethiopia. Her chance came in the late 1990s, when the British Council in Addis Ababa invited her to collect folk stories from every region of the country. Encountering ex-guerrilla fighters, camel traders, Coptic nuns and tribespeople en route, Laird has written a remarkable account of her journey interwoven with a treasure trove of stories featuring princes and maidens, snakes and lions, zombies and hyena-women.
Publisher: Birlinn
ISBN: 0857905813
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 349
Book Description
In 1967, at the age of 23, Elizabeth Laird set off for Addis Ababa to take up her first teaching post. She was introduced to Haile Selassie, made a pilgrimage across the mountains on foot to the ancient city of Lalibela, hitched a ride on an oil tanker across the Danakil Desert, and was arrested for a murder she had not committed. Back in Britain, Laird established herself as a major author of fiction for children and young adults, but she always wanted to return to Ethiopia. Her chance came in the late 1990s, when the British Council in Addis Ababa invited her to collect folk stories from every region of the country. Encountering ex-guerrilla fighters, camel traders, Coptic nuns and tribespeople en route, Laird has written a remarkable account of her journey interwoven with a treasure trove of stories featuring princes and maidens, snakes and lions, zombies and hyena-women.
The English Catalogue of Books
Author: Sampson Low
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 1900
Book Description
Volumes for 1898-1968 include a directory of publishers.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 1900
Book Description
Volumes for 1898-1968 include a directory of publishers.
In the Trees, Honey Bees
Author: Lori Mortensen
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1584692723
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Here is the ideal introduction for preschoolers and early elementary children to insects that are not only amazing but also critically important to humans. Inside the hive views of a wild colony of honey bees offer close ups of the queen, the cells, even bee eggs. Simple verse will engage a young child, while sidebars with fascinating information satisfy the somewhat older child. Parents, teachers, and kids will love this picture book. The detailed art shimmers with life, highlighting each hair or grain of pollen on the bees. A wild hive in a tree in her own backyard served as a model for the artist! Backmatter includes: further information about wild and domestic hives. information on how to learn more about honey bees.
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1584692723
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Here is the ideal introduction for preschoolers and early elementary children to insects that are not only amazing but also critically important to humans. Inside the hive views of a wild colony of honey bees offer close ups of the queen, the cells, even bee eggs. Simple verse will engage a young child, while sidebars with fascinating information satisfy the somewhat older child. Parents, teachers, and kids will love this picture book. The detailed art shimmers with life, highlighting each hair or grain of pollen on the bees. A wild hive in a tree in her own backyard served as a model for the artist! Backmatter includes: further information about wild and domestic hives. information on how to learn more about honey bees.
The English Catalogue of Books [annual]
Author: Sampson Low
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
Vols. for 1898-1968 include a directory of publishers.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
Vols. for 1898-1968 include a directory of publishers.
The Bookman's Journal and Print Collector
Author: Wilfred Partington
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
The Bookman
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 712
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 712
Book Description
The Bookseller
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 882
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 882
Book Description
The Bookseller and the Stationery Trades' Journal
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 938
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 938
Book Description
New Library World
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 872
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 872
Book Description
Beware Millipede
Author: Zondiwe Mbano
Publisher: African Books Collective
ISBN: 9990887225
Category : Malawi
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
The poetry in this collection spans thirty years of writing, a period highlighted by great socio-political change in Malawi. Zondiwe Mbano poems have been published in The Fate of Vultures: New Poetry from Africa (BBC award winning poetry), Haunting Wind: New Poetry from Malawi, and in Operations and Tears. His short stories have appeared in The Unsung Song: An Anthology of Malawian Writing in English, and in WASI Magazine.
Publisher: African Books Collective
ISBN: 9990887225
Category : Malawi
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
The poetry in this collection spans thirty years of writing, a period highlighted by great socio-political change in Malawi. Zondiwe Mbano poems have been published in The Fate of Vultures: New Poetry from Africa (BBC award winning poetry), Haunting Wind: New Poetry from Malawi, and in Operations and Tears. His short stories have appeared in The Unsung Song: An Anthology of Malawian Writing in English, and in WASI Magazine.