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A very tall man
Cornelius Wambi Gulere
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Credits & Licence
Originally published by African Storybook Initiative.
Author - Cornelius Wambi Gulere Illustration - Catherine Groenewald Language - English Level - First words © Text: Ugandan Community Libraries Association; Illustration: African Storybook Initiative 2014 Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0 Source www.africanstorybook.org Original source www.ugcla.org
author: Cornelius Wambi Gulere. illustrator: Catherine Groenewald.
Cover resized and converted to WebP; story unchanged. Suitabook’s guidance is a separate analysis.
Original Book on African Storybook: A very tall man (opens in a new tab)- Reading
- Read the repeated lines aloud, pausing for the child to predict what might be too short or low next. Then look closely at the pictures and discuss the ending.
- Themes
- Making things fit: The man’s hoe, doorway, bed and bicycle do not fit him; he changes or replaces them with taller or longer versions. The story shows practical adjustments, but does not state a broader lesson or evaluate the man’s choices.
- Leaving home: After adapting several belongings, the man leaves his house and lives in a big forest for many years. The ending presents the move without explaining or judging it.
- Worth knowing
- The man leaves his house and lives in a forest for many years. The story does not explain why he leaves or what life there is like.