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The Market Bowl
Contributor(s): Averbeck, Jim (Author), Averbeck, Jim (Illustrator)

ISBN: 1580893686 ISBN-13: 9781580893688
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing

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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: February 2013

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - Adaptations
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Africa
- Juvenile Fiction | Cooking & Food

Dewey: E

LCCN: 2012007491

Age Level: 4-8

Grade Level: PreK-3

Lexile Measure: 600 AD (Adult Directed Text)

Physical Information: 0.45" H x 11.25" W x 8.7" L (0.97 lbs) 32 pages

Themes:
- Cultural Region - Central Africa
- Cultural Region - Western U.S.

Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2013
School Library Journal 03/01/2013 pg. 106
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2013 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 156525
Reading Level: 3.1 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
Yoyo has listened to Mama C cile's song about how to make ndol (bitterleaf stew) her entire life--long enough to know how to make it herself, now that she is finally old enough. But slicing the bitterleaf, grinding the pumpkin, measuring out the shrimp--it just takes too long. Yoyo is confident that her variation on the stew will be good enough.

As Mama C cile and Yoyo set off to market, Mama reminds Yoyo what will happen if she refuses a fair price for the stew--Brother Coin, the Great Spirit of the Market, will put a curse on their market bowl. When Yoyo refuses to heed Mama's advice, she is faced with the task of trying to regain a blessing from the god himself.

An original folktale set in modern-day Cameroon, THE MARKET BOWL teaches readers a lesson about patience, humility, and the value of a fair price. Back matter includes further information about Cameroon and its people and traditions as well as a recipe for ndol --Cameroon's national food dish.

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