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    Monkey's Clever Tale
    Monkey's Clever Tale
    Monkey's Clever Tale
    Audiobook11 minutes

    Monkey's Clever Tale

    Written by Andrew Fusek Peters

    Narrated by Andrew Fusek Peters

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    About this audiobook

    When Ameerah Monkey wants to cross the river, she hatches a plot to trick crocodile into helping her. But how will she escape being his next meal? And will Crocodile ever get his pot of Monkey Tail Soup?

    This traditional African-Caribbean tale is retold with a twist by storyteller, poet and anthologist Andrew Fusek Peters.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherChild's Play
    Release dateJun 1, 2010
    ISBN9781786280411
    Monkey's Clever Tale
    Author

    Andrew Fusek Peters

    Andrew Fusek Peters has written award-winning, critically acclaimed books for all ages (many with his wife, Polly), including poetry collections, picture books, storybooks, anthologies, plays, radio plays, graphic novels, verse novels and fiction. He is also a performer and storyteller, travelling to schools and literary festivals around the country with his didgeridoo. Andrew grew up in London and now lives in rural Shropshire with Polly and two children.

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