Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale

Description

This auction is for a very colorful
CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOK
entitled,
"Mufaro's Beautiful Daughter: An African Tale."
This volume was inspired by a folktale collected by
G.M. Theal
and originally published in 1895 in his book,
Kaffir Folktales
.  Details of the illustrations were inspired by the ruins of an ancient city found in Zimbabwe, and the flora and fauna of the region.  The names of the characters are from Shona language: Mufaro (moo-far-oh) means
"happy man"
; Nyasha (nee-ah-sha) means
"mercy"
; Manyara (mahn-yar-ah) means
"ashamed"
; and Nyok (nee-yo-koh) means
"snake."
This book has won many awards for Steptoe's rich illustrations and went on to be adapted into many children's literature curriculum.
DESCRIPTION: Scholastic Inc.; New York; 1st Scholastic printing edition; 1987; very good condition in stapled card stock covers; very light scuffing to covers; minor bump to corner; beautifully illustrated with glossy illustration; text is clean; binding is tight.
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