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Apr 24, 2013 · The village of round and square houses by Ann Grifalconi. Publication date 1986 Topics Folklore -- Cameroon Publisher Little, Brown Collection internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled Contributor Internet Archive Language English. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate
May 30, 1986 · A young girl wonders why it is that her town is divided into two types of houses – round and square. She goes about her daily routine at first, but then her grandmother tells her the story. The volcano in the town erupted one day, and left only a square and round house left.
May 30, 1986 · This beautiful book tells the story of a village where the women live in round houses and the men live in square houses. The origin story of this unique arrangement is told through the eyes of a little girl growing up in the village (which is based on an actual place in Central Africa).
The Village of Round and Square Houses. Ann Grifalconi. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, May 30, 1986 - Juvenile Fiction - 32 pages. The village of Tos is like no other village in the...
A story of life in an isolated Cameroonian village.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...
The Village of Round and Square Houses. Ann Grifalconi. Little, Brown, 1986 - Africa. A grandmother explains to her listeners why in their village on the side of a volcano the men live in square...
A young girl from the West African village of Tos movingly tells how the men came to live in square houses and the women in round ones.
May 30, 1986 · The Village of Round and Square Houses Hardcover – 30 May 1986. by Ann Grifalconi (Author) 4.7 40 ratings. See all formats and editions. A young girl listens as her grandmother explains why women live in round houses and men live in square houses in the African village of Tos. Reading age. 5 - 6 years. Language. English. Dimensions.
May 26, 1989 · Village of Round and Square Houses, written and illustrated by Ann Grifalconi, tells the story of Tos - a real life village in Cameroon - where the men live in square houses and the women live in round.
The houses of this African village are of two shapes, square and round. The square houses shelter the men of the village. The round houses shelter the women and children. As the story unfolds, the routines of the villagers, including work, play, mealtime, and bedtime routines are explored.
