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Mollel, Tololwa. Tanzania (1952 - )Tololwa Mollel grew up in Arusha Tanzania at the times when oral tradition was still alive and well. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Dar-es-Salaam Tanzania, and his masters degree from the University of Alberta Edmonton. Mollel is a talented story teller who uses traditional folklore as the basis for his popular story books. Although his interest for children's literature began when he was still young, it was not untill he went to study in Canada that he realized the depth of experience related in the stories his grandfather told him. The Orphan boy is one of his best story books, it won the Canadian Governor General's Award in 1990. For further information see:Something about the author. Facts and pictures about authors and illustrators of books for young people. Vol 88. Detroit: Gale Research, 1997. Contemporary authors. A bio-bibliographical guide to current writers in fiction, general nonfiction, poetry, journalism, drama, motion pictures, television, and other fields. Vol 137. Detroit: Gale Research, 1992. St. James Guide to children's writers. 5th Edition. Detroit: St James Pess, 1999. Published Stories Kele's secret. Lodestar, 1997. The King and the Tortoise. Clarion, 1993. The Orphan Boy. London: Oxford University Press, 1990. Big Boy. Clarion, 1995. A Promise to the Sun. Brown, 1992. The Flying Tortoise: An Igbo tale. London: Oxford University Press, 1994. The Princess who lost her hair: An Akamba legend. Troll Books, 1992. Rhino's for lunch and Elephants for supper!: A Maasai tale. London: Oxford University Press, 1992. Rhino's Boy: A Maasai legend. New Zealand: Outriggers Publishers, 1988. Ananse's Feast: An Ashanti tale. Clarion, 1996. Dume's roar. New York: Stoddart Kids, 1997. Kitoto the mighty. New York: Stoddart Kids, 1998. Shadow dance. New York: Clarion, 1998. |
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