New in paperback. Set in Africa during the Christmas season, this is the story of a village preparing for a celebration - the birth of a child. The story is told in verse inspired by the traditional carol The Twelve Days of Christmas, but in this version by the author Catherine House the gifts are: 1 stork in a baobab tree, 2 thatched huts, 3 woven baskets, 4 market traders, 5 bright khangas, 6 women pounding, 7 children playing, 8 wooden carvings, 9 grazing goats, 10 drummers drumming, 11 dancers dancing and 12 storytellers. This is a Christmas steeped in the atmosphere of African village life, including descriptions of the objects and activities mentioned in the text.
Set in Africa during the Christmas season, this is the story of a village preparing for a celebration - the birth of a child - in an African version of the familiar carol The Twelve Days of Christmas.
Charming and fun for children in both Keys Satges 1 and 2 to engage with and to sing together, and the publication could make a worthwhile contribution to pupils' cultural development.
'Vibrant and full of life, this title covers a huge range of cultural details with relatively little text, perfect for sharing as a group.'
