by Frané Lessac (Illustrator), Frané Lessac (Illustrator), Eric Maddern (Adapter)
The first man and woman are lonely. What to do? They decide to fashion children out of clay. As they are baking the little figures in their fire, they're constantly interrupted by visits from the sky-god, Nyame. As a result, some of the children are pale and underdone, some are left in so long that they come out very dark, and the rest are every shade between. Frane Lessac's gorgeous gouache paintings, inspired by West African masks and pottery, and Eric Maddern's vivid text make this one of the most compelling of creation myths for young readers.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 32
Edition: New e.
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Published: 01 Sep 2006
ISBN 10: 1845075145
ISBN 13: 9781845075149
Children’s book age: 7-9 Years
`An uplifting lightness of touch in the story-telling and a luminous intensity of colour in the illustrations.'
`An uplifting lightness of touch in the story-telling and a luminous intensity of colour in the illustrations.'
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Frane Lessac is an internationally known American artist who has exhibited her paintings in London, Paris, New York and Los Angeles. From film school in California she went on to study Caribbean culture on the island of Monserrat. She has worked on many children's projects to date.