The talking baobab tree
Illustrations and maps
color illustrations
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While living in the Republic of Niger, Nelda LaTeef traveled by Land Rover to the fabled city of Timbuktu. Her children’s picture books Animal Village (named Best Books of 2018 by Kirkus Reviews and a Children’s Africana Book Awards Honour Book) and, The Hunter and the Ebony Tree, both received starred Kirkus reviews, the Storytelling World Honor Award, and were translated in numerous languages including Italian, Korean, Gaelic, French and Spanish. LaTeef studied at Harvard University and her book, Working Women for the 21st Century: Fifty Women Reveal Their Pathways to Success, was selected as recommended reading for young adults by The New York Public Library. She lives with her family in Virginia.
