{"product_id":"the-magic-flyswatter-a-superhero-tale-of-africa-retold-from-the-mwindo-epic-hardcover","title":"The Magic Flyswatter: A Superhero Tale of Africa, Retold from the Mwindo Epic - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAaron Shepard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe storyteller stands beside the fire, swaying, dancing, miming, singing, reciting. With one hand he shakes a gourd rattle, with the other he swings a conga -- a flyswatter made with a buffalo tail on a wooden handle. Anklet bells tinkle as he moves. Three young men beat a wooden drum with sticks. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Listening to him is a crowd of men, women, and children. They sing along at a song's refrain, they repeat whole lines of the story when he pauses to see if they're paying attention. They encourage him with little shouts, whoops, claps. Food and drink are passed around. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In a mountain rainforest of the Congo, a Nyanga village hears once more the tale of its favorite hero -- Mwindo, the one born walking, the one born talking . . . . \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e For ages 10 and up. Not illustrated \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Aaron Shepard is the award-winning author of \"The Baker's Dozen,\" \"The Sea King's Daughter,\" \"Lady White Snake,\" and many more children's books. His stories have appeared often in Cricket magazine, while his Web site is known internationally as a prime resource for folktales, storytelling, and reader's theater. Once a professional storyteller, Aaron specializes in lively retellings of folktales and other traditional literature, which have won him honors from the American Library Association, the New York Public Library, the Bank Street College of Education, the National Council for the Social Studies, and the American Folklore Society.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Cover artist Xiaojun Li, a native of Inner Mongolia, was an award-winning children's book illustrator and art director in China before moving to the United States.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e SAMPLE\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e She-Mwindo heard the noise. He went to the house of his favorite wife. He saw the boy and was full of rage. \"What is this? Did I not say 'no sons'? Did I not say I would kill him?\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e He threw his spear at the baby. Mwindo waved his conga. The spear fell short and stuck in the floor. Mwindo pulled it up. He broke it in two.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e She-Mwindo cried out. \"Aieeeeeee  What kind of child is this?\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Mwindo sang and danced and waved his conga.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e I am Mwindo, \u003cbr\u003e the one born walking, \u003cbr\u003e the one born talking.\u003cbr\u003e O my father, you do not want me.\u003cbr\u003e O my father, you try to kill me.\u003cbr\u003e But what can you do against me?\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 46\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.25 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 15, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55152204251427,"sku":"9781620355671","price":43.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/8279\/8371\/files\/d2Y5QmdTY2dCUjZVbWJTL0R3WWpaQT09.webp?v=1779786998","url":"https:\/\/homeschoolbookbarn.com\/products\/the-magic-flyswatter-a-superhero-tale-of-africa-retold-from-the-mwindo-epic-hardcover","provider":"Homeschool Book Barn","version":"1.0","type":"link"}