{"product_id":"african-fables-tales-from-rhodesia-now-zimbabwe-9780996488228","title":"African Fables: Tales from Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs a young woman in the 1920s, Winifred Pearce left the safety and comfort of her home in England to follow her husband to Rhodesia, the country now known as Zimbabwe. While Winifred's husband worked on the family's farm, she raised the couple's two young children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile Winifred was in Africa, an old Rhodesian man named M'Dala shared with her a handful of fables that had been passed down by word of mouth in his village. Winifred wrote down these stories and tucked them away for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday, Winifred's daughter and great-granddaughters share these stories with young and old readers alike, pairing each fable alongside beautiful and original illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe underlying themes of these simple stories tackle such universal topics as love and sacrifice, greed and suspicion, sickness, and questions of our origins and survival. Appealing to children and anyone interested in Africa, this collection is a valuable addition to any family's home library.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ida Pearce\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stalbridge Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/22\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.11d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780996488228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinifred Pearce lived in Rhodesia from 1926 to 1933 while raising two young children. She moved from England with her husband, Leslie Pearce, who worked on a family tobacco farm and at a mine in Africa after retiring from the British Royal Air Force. Winifred wrote down the fables she heard and shared her African experiences on BBC.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIda Pearce, Winifred's daughter, drew the large illustrations for the fables. After a childhood in India, Africa, and England, Ida moved to the United States and worked as an ophthalmologist. She has illustrated for the scientific journal \u003ci\u003eChaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science\u003c\/i\u003e and for her book, \u003ci\u003eMemory Traces: Recursive Engrams\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKatherine Carr and Jacqueline Carr, Winifred's great-granddaughters, edited the fables. They have written for the \u003ci\u003eOrange County Register\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eStanford Daily\u003c\/i\u003e. Katherine is a chemistry major at Stanford University, while Jacqueline is a high school student in Irvine, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stalbridge Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40545682260083,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":6.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_6f263902-e11b-4d6b-9185-37554d6b6a0f.jpg?v=1667053330","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/african-fables-tales-from-rhodesia-now-zimbabwe-9780996488228","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}