La rivière aux crocodiles Baama-Ba

Synopsis of La rivière aux crocodiles Baama-Ba

«La rivière aux crocodiles Baama-Ba» is the children's picture book by Françoise Guillaumond, published by Magnard in hardcover (31 pages, in French).

Story inspired by an African folk tale starring Fatou, an orphan girl. Her wicked stepmother sends her to wash a blackened mortar at the dangerous crocodile river to get rid of her. With kindness and sincerity, the little girl manages to overcome difficulties and be happy.

Part of the educational collection Que d'histoires ! (series 2, 2005), period 4, for the CP level of the French curriculum. Includes illustrations by Arno.

Suitable for primary school children and for working in the classroom on the narrative structure of the fairy tale.