Mohammed Umar

Broschiertes Buch

The Talking Baobab Tree

English-Afrikaans Bilingual Edition

Beschreibung

Imagine if a tree could talk; what would it say? This is the story of a special Baobab tree that talks to a group of children about its extraordinary life and experiences in the African savannah. Stel jou voor: As 'n boom kon praat, wat sou dit sê? Hierdie is die verhaal van 'n spesiale Kremetartboom wat met 'n groep kinders gesels oor sy buitengewone lewe en ervarings op die savanna in Afrika. A bilingual edition of this book is available in the following languages: Afar, Afrikaans, Amharic, Dinka, Hausa, Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, Luganda, Malagasy, Ndebele, Oromo, Oshiwambo, Shona, Sesotho, Setswana, Somali, Somali (Osmanya Script) Swahili, Tigrinya, Xhosa, Zulu.

Autor

Mohammed Umar was born in Azare in Nigeria's Bauchi State. He studied political science at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria. He then graduated with an M.A. in journalism from Moscow State University (1991) and M.A. in political economy from Middlesex University, UK (1996). Mohammed Umar served as a judge for the Caine Prize for African Writing in 2009 and he was the winner of the Muslim News Award for Excellence in Arts in 2010. He lives in London. His books include Amina, The Illegal Immigrant, The Adventures of Jamil, The Hunter Becomes the Hunted, Sunset at Dawn, The Talking Baobab Tree, Aziba in the Savannah, Samad in the Desert, The Enemies Inside, Hanzala's Birthday Present, The Hunter Becomes the Hunted, The Circle of Life and A Trip to the Zoo.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Salaam Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 30
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Dezember 2025
• Afrikaans
• Abmessung: 203mm x 203mm x 2mm
• Gewicht: 72g
• ISBN-13: 9781918460018
• ISBN-10: 1918460019
• Artikelnr.: 76088005