Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters by John Steptoe

In this particular tale we are introduced to two sisters Manyara and Nyasha, celebrated for their beauty in a small village in Africa. Like all folk tales, it is a cautionary tale that essentially demonstrates how evil would always get its comeuppance in the end. Details of the illustrations were inspired by the ruins of an ancient city found in Zimbabwe, and the flora and fauna of that region. Theal and published in 1895 in his book, Kaffir Folktales. Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters was inspired by a folktale collected by G. This particular book is right along those lines, as could be seen in the Author’s Introductory Note: In fact, the lecture that I gave during the Asian Festival of Children’s Content May of last year had something to do with Asian folktales (Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia) as well as the talk that I shared in India for the Creating Content(ment) for Children International Seminar November of last year (same four countries, only this time around, I added India to the list). Our celebration of Black History Month continues here in GatheringBooks with John Steptoe’s adaptation of An African Tale entitled Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters.įascination with Folktales. I have an unabashed fascination with folklore and mythology. Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC).Literary Voyage Around The World Reading Challenge 2018.#WomenReadWomen2019 (A Year Of Women Reading Women) Reading Progress.#ReadIntl2020 (Year Of International Literature) Reading Progress.#DecolonizeBookshelves2022 Reading Progress.

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Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters by John Steptoe