Zomo the Rabbit: A Trickster Tale from West Africa - Softcover

McDermott, Gerald

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0780763866 ISBN 13: 9780780763869

Publisher: PERFECTION LEARNING CORP, 1996

Synopsis

Zomo the Rabbit Zomo is a very clever rabbit, who asks Sky-God for wisdom. But Zomo must accomplish three difficult tasks--collect scales from Big Fish, milk from Strong Cow, and a tooth from Leopard. Is Zomo really clever enough to accomplish the nearly impossible? In his award-winning style, Gerald McDermott deftly combines simple, rhythmic language and dazzling, full-color art to bring to life a traditional We Full description

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Wildly exuberant, full of slapstick and mischief, this version of an enduring Nigerian trickster tale, featuring a clever rabbit, is a storyteller s delight. Booklist --Booklist

The tale moves along with the swift concision of a good joke, right down to its satisfying punch line. Publishers Weekly --Publishers Weekly

About the Author

GERALD MCDERMOTT (1941-2012) was an internationally acclaimed author-illustrator of books for children. A graduate of Pratt Institute in New York City and a lifelong artist, he began his career as an animated filmmaker before moving into the creation of children's books based on storytelling traditions from around the world. He was awarded the Caldecott Medal and two Caldecott Honors; his extensive and influential body of work includes six popular picture books focusing on the trickster motif. Devoted to oral tradition and the transformative power of mythology, he was the first Fellow of the Joseph Campbell Foundation and served as a consultant on mythology in education. www.geraldmcdermott.com

Edition details

• Publisher: PERFECTION LEARNING CORP
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0780763866
• ISBN 13: 9780780763869
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: McDermott Gerald