A Cool Windy Day On Table Mountain

About the Book

Jackal Buzzard lives on top of Table Mountain where the wind makes it nearly impossible for him to fly and gather food. One very hungry day, Jackal devises a plan to convince the animals on the mountain to dance with him, offering them a free ride on his back to get away from the dusty wind. What quicker way to get a meal, so he thinks, not realizing that observant Cousin Monkey has watched his every move. What happens next surprises Jackal Buzzard and the reader with a heartfelt lesson woven into the lyrical prose of Mrs. Dasent's delightful retelling.

About the Author

Storyteller Joann Fraser Dasent, known as Auntie JoJo, holds an MA degree in Oral Traditions from The Graduate Institute located in Bethany, Connecticut. She is the founder of Regenerating our Offspring Through Stories, Inc. whose mission is to support, through the art of storytelling, the literacy skills of all learners in a multicultural society. Mrs. Dasent is involved in the teaching and re-telling of folk, familial and traditional fables and stories. Her revised Aesop fable, A Farmer, His Son and Their Mule, was published by the National Association Of Black Storytellers in their first anthology Sayin' Somethin'. She is also a member of the AARP Experience Corp. READ By 4th, in which she visits Philadelphia Public schools as part of their Meet the Author series.