Babu's Song |
|
| Author:
| Stuve-Bodeen, Stephanie |
| Illustrator:
| Boyd, Aaron |
| ISBN: | 978-1-58430-058-8 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2003 |
| Publisher: | Lee & Low Books, Incorporated
|
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $16.95 |
Book Description:
|
Bernadi loves to play football and would love to,go to school too, but he and his grandfatherBabu, cannot afford to pay for schooling. Babu,makes toys and Bernadi sells them at the market.,Together they make enough money to get by. One,night, Babu gives Bernadi a special gift - a,handmade music box that plays a song Babu used to,sing when he still had his voice. At the market,the next Saturday, a tourist offers Bernadi so,much money for the box, he cannot resist. When he,returns home...
More DescriptionBernadi loves to play football and would love to,go to school too, but he and his grandfatherBabu, cannot afford to pay for schooling. Babu,makes toys and Bernadi sells them at the market.,Together they make enough money to get by. One,night, Babu gives Bernadi a special gift - a,handmade music box that plays a song Babu used to,sing when he still had his voice. At the market,the next Saturday, a tourist offers Bernadi so,much money for the box, he cannot resist. When he,returns home his difficult dilemma is resolved in,a surprising turn of events. Set in Tanzania.