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How the ostrich got its long neck : a tale from the Akamba of Kenya Cover Image Book

How the ostrich got its long neck : a tale from the Akamba of Kenya / retold by Verna Aardema ; illustrated by Marcia Brown.

Aardema, Verna, (author.). Brown, Marcia, (illustrator.).

Summary:

A tale from the Akamba people of Kenya that explains why the ostrich has such a long neck.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0590483676
  • ISBN: 9780590483674
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unnumbered pages) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Scholastic, 1995.

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Target Audience Note:
2-3 Baker & Taylor

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Folklore > Kenya > Juvenile literature.
Kamba (African people) > Juvenile folklore.

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  • 14 of 17 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library.

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Madison Main Library E AAR (Text) 30229100254860 Easy Fiction Checked out 08/20/2026