Twenty chickens for a saddle : the story of an African childhood / Robyn Scott ; illustrations by Lulu Scott

By:

Scott, Robyn

Contributor(s):

Scott, Lulu

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Bloomsbury, 2009.Description: 1 volume : map, illustrations ; 20 cmISBN:

9780747596561

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Summary: When Robyn Scott was six years old her parents abruptly exchanged the tranquil pastures of New Zealand for a converted cowshed in the wilds of Botswana. Once there, Robyn and her siblings, mostly left to amuse themselves, grew up collecting snakes, canoeing with crocodiles and breaking in horses in the veld. In the shadow of one of Africa's worst AIDS crises, this moving, enchanting memoir is an extraordinary portrait of an unforgettable childhood.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Open Shelf	Albukhary International University LEVEL 2	CT 1988 .S36 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	1100007989

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When Robyn Scott was six years old her parents abruptly exchanged the tranquil pastures of New Zealand for a converted cowshed in the wilds of Botswana. Once there, Robyn and her siblings, mostly left to amuse themselves, grew up collecting snakes, canoeing with crocodiles and breaking in horses in the veld. In the shadow of one of Africa's worst AIDS crises, this moving, enchanting memoir is an extraordinary portrait of an unforgettable childhood.

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