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Who's in Rabbit's House?: A Masai Tale

by Verna Aardema · 1977

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The opening pages of the book set the scene as the expectant onlookers gather before the drawn curtain. Then, as the play begins, the perspective shifts and reader becomes the real audience to this unique performance.

Genre
folkloremyths and folklorefairy tale
Themes
diversityart
Setting
1970sAfrica
Audience
picture bookschildrens
Length
short · 32 pages
Form
plays

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