It takes the average reader and 28 minutes to read Let Me Tell You an African Tale by Joan Jackson Kelly
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With a lively cast of characters and all the rich colors of West Africa, children's author Joan Kelly retells a classic tale of friendship and giving in How the Leopard Got His Spots, the second title in her "Let Me Tell You an African Tale" series. For parents and teachers who enjoy sharing culturally significant and brightly illustrated stories with today's youth, this fable offers heritage, tradition, and magic. Deep in the lush forest, Leopard is not at all content with how he looks. He wants to add some pizzazz to his plain yellow coat, so when his friend Tortie the Tortoise suggests he go see Peacock, he leaps at the idea. Once Leopard arrives at Peacock's he realizes that his not having spots is the least of their worries. Peacock is in a bit of a fix, which provides Leopard a chance to be a good citizen. Kindness brings kindness in return-just ask the leopard; it's how he got his spots.With a lively cast of characters and all the rich colors of West Africa, children's author Joan Kelly retells a classic tale of friendship and giving in How the Leopard Got His Spots, the second title in her "Let Me Tell You an African Tale" series. For parents and teachers who enjoy sharing culturally significant and brightly illustrated stories with today's youth, this fable offers heritage, tradition, and magic. Deep in the lush forest, Leopard is not at all content with how he looks. He wants to add some pizzazz to his plain yellow coat, so when his friend Tortie the Tortoise suggests he go see Peacock, he leaps at the idea. Once Leopard arrives at Peacock's he realizes that his not having spots is the least of their worries. Peacock is in a bit of a fix, which provides Leopard a chance to be a good citizen. Kindness brings kindness in return-just ask the leopard; it's how he got his spots.With a lively cast of characters and all the rich colors of West Africa, children's author Joan Kelly retells a classic tale of friendship and giving in How the Leopard Got His Spots, the second title in her "Let Me Tell You an African Tale" series. For parents and teachers who enjoy sharing culturally significant and brightly illustrated stories with today's youth, this fable offers heritage, tradition, and magic. Deep in the lush forest, Leopard is not at all content with how he looks. He wants to add some pizzazz to his plain yellow coat, so when his friend Tortie the Tortoise suggests he go see Peacock, he leaps at the idea. Once Leopard arrives at Peacock's he realizes that his not having spots is the least of their worries. Peacock is in a bit of a fix, which provides Leopard a chance to be a good citizen. Kindness brings kindness in return-just ask the leopard; it's how he got his spots.
Let Me Tell You an African Tale by Joan Jackson Kelly is 28 pages long, and a total of 7,224 words.
This makes it 9% the length of the average book. It also has 9% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes and 39 minutes to read Let Me Tell You an African Tale aloud.
Let Me Tell You an African Tale is suitable for students ages 8 and up.
Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.
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