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By
Jane Kurtz and
Durga Bernhard (illustrator)
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Publication date
March 1, 1997
Binding
School and Library
Book category
Juvenile Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780152002190
ISBN-10
0152002197
Dimensions
0.50 by 10.50 by 9.50 in.
Weight
0.85 lbs.
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$16.00
Other format details
juvenile
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Loving adventure despite the trouble he gets into, curious-minded Tekleh is given a gebeta board by his father that will keep him occupied, and while tending his goats, the boy finds good fortune through his board. Jr Lib Guild.
Amazon.com description: Product Description:
Tekleh is curious. Tekleh likes adventure. And trouble always seems to find him, no matter how hard he tries to avoid it. One day Teklehâs father decides that a gebeta (also known as mancala) board will help keep Tekleh occupied--and out of trouble. âTime and place will prove no barrier to kidsâ identification with an inadvertent mischiefmaker.â--The Bulletin
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School and Library
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from Houghton Mifflin (March 1, 1997)
9780152002190 | details & prices | 10.50 × 9.50 × 0.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 2-3 | 0.85 lbs | List price $16.00
About: A retelling of a traditional Eritrean tale in which a young goatherd disobeys his father by inadvertently trading away the board game that was supposed to keep him out of trouble.
About: A retelling of a traditional Eritrean tale in which a young goatherd disobeys his father by inadvertently trading away the board game that was supposed to keep him out of trouble.
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