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The Market Bowl
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The Market Bowl Hardcover - 2013

by Averbeck, Jim

  • Used
  • very good
  • Hardcover

Description

Charlesbridge, 2013. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. EX-LIBRARY book with dustjacket wrapped in mylar, taped to boards. The library bar-code is clipped-out on back of dustjacket. First four pages have a crease along bottom of page, close to spine. Pages sport light amt of gentle "finger-bends" from page turning. Otherwise book is crisp and clean. In this tale from Cameroon, Yoyo has to make amends when she offends Brother Colin, the Great Spirit of the Market, by asking too high a price for her bitterleaf stew. Includes a recipe for a version of bitterleaf stew.
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Details

  • Title The Market Bowl
  • Author Averbeck, Jim
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 32
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Charlesbridge, U.S.A.
  • Date 2013
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Dust Cover, Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 001366
  • ISBN 9781580893688 / 1580893686
  • Weight 0.97 lbs (0.44 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.7 x 11.25 x 0.45 in (22.10 x 28.58 x 1.14 cm)
  • Ages 04 to 08 years
  • Grade levels P - 3
  • Reading level 600
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: African
    • Cultural Region: Central Africa
    • Cultural Region: Western U.S.
  • Library of Congress subjects Stews, Fairness
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012007491
  • Dewey Decimal Code E

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From the publisher

Jim Averbeck was a Peace Corps volunteer in Cameroon from 1990 until 1994. He is the author of IN A BLUE ROOM, a 2009 Charlotte Zolotow Honor Book. He is the author and illustrator of EXCEPT IT and OH NO, LITTLE DRAGON! Jim lives in San Francisco, California.

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Citations

  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2013, Page 0
  • Kirkus Reviews, 01/01/2013, Page 0
  • School Library Journal, 03/01/2013, Page 106

About the author

Jim Averbeck was a Peace Corps volunteer in Cameroon from 1990 until 1994. He is the author of IN A BLUE ROOM, a 2009 Charlotte Zolotow Honor Book. He is the author and illustrator of EXCEPT IT and OH NO, LITTLE DRAGON! Jim lives in San Francisco, California.

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