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The Flying Tortoise

The Flying Tortoise: An Igbo Tale

By Tololwa M. Mollel

Interest Level

Grades K - 2

Reading Level

Grade level Equivalent: 4.7

Lexile Measure®: 670L

DRA: 30-34

Guided Reading: N

Genre

  • Westerns

Theme/Subject

  • Birds
  • Animals
  • Character and Values

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About This Book

Mbeku is a greedy tortoise that tricks the birds into trusting him, but the birds leave him stranded high above the ground in this African folktale that describes why the tortoise has a rugged shell.

About the Authors or Illustrators

Tololwa M. Mollel
Mollel is an Arusha Maasai who grew up in Tanzania and later at the University of Alberta. He is win...
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