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Age Range
4 - 11
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
1987-01-01
Page Count
32
Publisher
Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, HarperCollins
Grade Level
Pre-K - 6th
ISBN
9780688040451
Lexile
AD790
Themes
fairy tale
african culture

Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale

Written and Illustrated by John Steptoe
Inspired by a traditional African folktale, this is the story of Mufaro, who is proud of his two beautiful daughters. Nyasha is kind and considerate, but everyone-except Mufaro-knows that Manyara is selfish and bad-tempered. When the Great King decides to take a wife and invites the most worthy and beautiful daughters in the land to appear before him, Mufaro brings both of his daughters-but only one can be queen. Who will the king choose?
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Leveled Reading Passage: Africa at a Glance (Easy)

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Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: Read Aloud

Read aloud video of Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters by John Steptoe. From The SweetBerry Library.
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Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: Meet the Dancers

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Age Range
4 - 11
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
1987-01-01
Page Count
32
Publisher
Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, HarperCollins
Grade Level
Pre-K - 6th
ISBN
9780688040451
Lexile
AD790
Themes
fairy tale
african culture
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