Status
Available
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Publication
Marshall Cavendish Corp/Ccb (2005), Edition: Complete Numbers Starting with 1, 1st Ed, 32 pages
Description
In this West Indian version of "Stone Soup," an old woman claims to have found a magic shell that can make kallaloo, a popular Caribbean gumbo.
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LibraryThing member bsturdevant06
Primary or Intermediate
This is an interesting example of fantasy because it is only mildly fantasy. It is almost not clear. The shell seems to talk but it is not evident that it might not just be Granny pretending. The character of Granny is dynamic in a of way. She goes from hungry and desperate
Media: acrylic
This is an interesting example of fantasy because it is only mildly fantasy. It is almost not clear. The shell seems to talk but it is not evident that it might not just be Granny pretending. The character of Granny is dynamic in a of way. She goes from hungry and desperate
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to full and at peace. The text is also set on a Caribbean Island and that effects the prsence of the shell and the concept of KallalooMedia: acrylic
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Language
Original language
English
Physical description
32 p.; 9.25 inches
ISBN
0761451102 / 9780761451105