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The Village of Round and Square Houses
The Village of Round and Square Houses
Author: Ann Grifalconi
A grandmother explains to her listeners why in their village on the side of a volcano the men live in square houses and the women in round ones.
ISBN-13: 9780316328593
ISBN-10: 0316328596
Publication Date: 1986
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Publisher: Little Brown Company
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Beautiful book for learning about the African culture. In Tos - a real life village in Cameroon - the men live in square houses and the women live in round. The story behind this custom is sensitively retold through the eyes of a young girl brought up there.
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