by EvieSafarewicz (Illustrator), ObiOnyefulu (Author)
Poor Chinye! Back and forth through the forest she goes, fetching and carrying for her cruel stepmother. But strange powers are watching over her... How Chinye discovers the magic of the gourds and transforms her life is enchantingly retold in this traditional West African story of goodness, greed, and a treasure-house of gold.
Format: Illustrated
Pages: 32
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Published: 15 Mar 2007
ISBN 10: 1845071786
ISBN 13: 9781845071783
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Obi Onyefulu was born in Onitsha, Nigeria. He studied for several years in the USA and took a doctorate in Modern European History at Florida State University. Since his return to Nigeria, he has published a number of textbooks on Nigerian history. He is an avid collector of Nigerian folk tales.