[PDF] The Zebras Stripes And Other African Animal Tales eBook

Author : Dianne Stewart
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 10,2 MB
Release : 2004-11-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1432309080

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Folktales can be described as fictional prose narratives that are not confined to any particular culture. A folktale may appear in a slightly different form in a culture that is geographically nearby, or it may appear in a culture that is quite far removed from its original source. In The Zebra’s Stripes and other African Tales, Dianne Stewart has retold a collection of folk tales that have their origins all over Africa. Aimed at children and adults, these tales include legends such as ‘How Lion and Warthog became Enemies’ from the Lamba people of Togo, ‘How Giraffe Acquired his Long Neck’ from East Africa, ‘Why Hippopotamus Lives in the Water’ from Nigeria and ‘Monkey The Musician’ from South Africa. There are tales from the San, Zulu, Zambia, Congo and West Africa, et al. Each section is devoted to a type of animal, and concludes with some facts about the animal in question, adding educational to the stories. Proverbs from various cultures provide additional insight. Throughout, Kathy Pienaar’s beautiful illustrations show great attention to detail.

Author : Tracy Kompelien
Publisher : ABDO Publishing Company
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 28,29 MB
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1617853372

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Ziggy Zebra is confident he can walk to Grandma's house, but the things he sees along the way confuse him. Contains facts about zebras.

Author : Susan H. Gray
Publisher : Triangle Interactive, Inc.
Page : 29 pages
File Size : 14,81 MB
Release : 2017-12-13
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1684444721

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Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Young children are naturally curious about animals. Tell Me Why Zebras Have Stripes offers answers to their most compelling questions about the unusual pattern of this African animal. Age-appropriate explanations and appealing photos encourage readers to continue their quest for knowledge. Additional text features and search tools, including a glossary and an index, help students locate information and learn new words.

Author : Golden Books
Publisher : Golden Books
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 35,3 MB
Release : 2013-05-29
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0385374879

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As a group of African animals hang out at the local watering hole, they share funny stories about how the zebra got its stripes. At the end of the book, fun facts explain why zebras really have stripes. For any child intrigued by zebras, this colorful, informative book is a must!

Author : Kate Riggs
Publisher : The Creative Company
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 19,27 MB
Release : 2021-08-27
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1640006494

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This revised edition surveys key aspects of zebras, describing these striped African horses' appearance, behaviors, and habitats. A folk tale explains how zebras' stripes appeared on their coats.

Author : Derek Zobel
Publisher : Bellwether Media
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 38,17 MB
Release : 2011-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1600146112

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"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces zebras to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Timothy M. Caro
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 37,13 MB
Release : 2016-12-05
Category : Nature
ISBN : 022641101X

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Why do zebras have stripes? Popular explanations range from camouflage to confusion of predators, social facilitation, and even temperature regulation. It is a challenge to test these proposals on large animals living in the wild, but using a combination of careful observations, simple field experiments, comparative information, and logic, Caro concludes that black-and-white stripes are an adaptation to thwart biting fly attack.

Author : Léo Grasset
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 25,56 MB
Release : 2017-05-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 1681774763

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Why do giraffes have such long necks? Why are zebras striped? And why does the clitoris of the female hyena exactly resemble and in most respects function like the male's penis?Deploying the latest scientific research and his own extensive observations in Africa, Léo Grasset offers answers to these questions and many more in a book of post-Darwinian Just So stories. Complex natural phenomena are explained in simple and at times comic terms, as Grasset turns evolutionary biology to the burning questions of the animal kingdom, from why elephants prefer dictators and buffaloes democracies, to whether the lion really is king.The human is, of course, just another animal, and the author's exploration of two million years of human evolution shows how it not only informs our current habits and behavior, but reveals that we are hybrids of several different species.Prepare to be fascinated, shocked and delighted, as well as reliably advised — by the end, you will know to never hug the beautiful, cuddly honey badger, and what explains its almost psychotic nastiness.This is serious science at its entertaining best.

Author : Kaitlyn Duling
Publisher : Bellwether Media
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 26,33 MB
Release : 2019-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1618916378

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Zebras’ stripes don’t just look fancy--they help zebras survive their grassland habitat! The unique patterns of the stripes help keep dangerous flies away. In this title, low-level text and special features on diet and physical characteristics explain the special adaptations zebras have to make the African savanna their perfect home.