The tree house children : an African tale / by Carolyn White ; illustrated by Christiane Krömer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

White, Carolyn, 1948-

Contributor:

Kromer, Christiane, illustrator.

Joanna Banks Collection of African American Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Joanna Banks Collection of African American Children's Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Witches--Juvenile fiction.

Witches.

Tree houses--Folklore.

Tree houses.

Folklore--Africa.

Folklore.

Africa.

Genre:

Fiction.

Folklore.

Juvenile works.

Penn Provenance:

Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)

Physical Description:

[36] unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York ; London ; Toronto : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers published by Simon & Schuster, [1994].

Summary:

Story about a family that lives in a baobab tree. The two children outwit a witch in this African tale that features a fisherman-father, a rope ladder, a tree house, fish stew, and many children.

Notes:

"Guaranteed Reinforced Binding."

"Designed by Vicki Kalajian."

"The text for this book is set in Cloister."

"The illustrations were done in watercolor."

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.

Banks Collection copy: dustjacket retained.

ISBN:

0671798189 :c

9780671798185

OCLC:

27684441