Yebo and the Giant
Reading level
First paragraphs
Language
English
Type
Reading book
Storybook
Fiction/Non-fiction
Fiction
Translator/Versioner
Ntombifuthi Ncwayiba
Illustrator
Kamogelo Matlawe
Publisher
Zenex Foundation
Saide
Organization
Zenex Foundation
Saide
Series
Ulwazi Lwethu African Languages Literacy Project
Country
South Africa
Year of publication
2023
Number of pages
12
Licensing condition
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
Blurb:
This story will be enjoyed by anyone who loves stories about giants. It follows similar traits as Zim-zim will stop at nothing to get to Yebo, even swallowing a hot axe. It is a version of an old favourite African folktale.This story was created and written in isiMpondo, in partnership with the Nelson Mandela Institute for Education and Rural Development, as part of the Zenex Ulwazi Lwethu reading materials project in 2020.
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