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Book Title: Nelson Mandelas Favorite African Folktales
Number of Pages: 144 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
Topic: Legends, Myths, Fables / African, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Fairy Tales & Folklore / Anthologies
Publication Year: 2007
Item Height: 0.4 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Juvenile Fiction, Fiction
Item Weight: 23.6 Oz
Item Length: 10.5 in
Author: Nelson Mandela
Item Width: 10.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
