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How Zebras Got Their Stripes

(Hardback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

How Zebras Got Their Stripes

Contributors:

By (Author) Lesley Sims
Illustrated by Laure Fournier

ISBN:

9781409505594

Publisher:

Usborne Publishing Ltd

Imprint:

Usborne Publishing Ltd

Publication Date:

20th August 2009

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

Children

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Dewey:

823.914

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Hardback

Number of Pages:

32

Dimensions:

Width 136mm, Height 202mm, Spine 8mm

Weight:

160g

Description

A new title in the fantastic Usborne Reading Programme, based on an old African folktale and aimed at children who are beginning to read.
The African folktale retold for beginner readers ready to tackle slightly more complicated storylines and sentence structures. Once upon a time, zebras didn't have stripes. Then along came a greedy baboon Part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with reading experts at the University of Roehampton. Includes several pages of reading-related puzzles.

Author Bio

Lesley dreamed of being a writer, but studied law as her mother insisted she had "something to fall back on". Since joining Usborne Publishing, she has written and edited hundreds of books, from funny rhyming stories to an award-winning history book. Nowadays, she is often found recording books, too, in Usborne's very own recording studio.

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