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| Based on a true story told to the author by his father, Bitter Bananas gives us young Yusuf, who lives with his family in a village in the heart of the rain forest. His most favorite drink is palm sap, and what he does not drink, Yusuf sells at the market to help his family. Now baboons are stealing Yusuf's palm sap. He plots several schemes to scare them away, all to no avail. But Yusuf perseveres, relying on his ingenuity to find a solution that is sweet with satisfaction. Working in vivid cut-paper, more intricate and lush than anything he has ever accomplished, Ed Young has captured the folktale feeling of Isaac Olaleye's enchanting tale of one boy's determination to see a problem through to the "bitter" end. Here is a book that is sure to gain the attention of children and adults alike. |
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