ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 162
In this 162nd issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates a French tale originally told by Théophile Gautier of events which unfolded in the Paris zoo during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 – 1871. Paris was yet again besieged, cold and in the grips of hunger. Likewise the animals in the Jardin des Plantes were also starving, with the lions and other carnivores ready to eat anything, and anyone who dared venture near their cages.. .....……. Download and read this story to find out what happened to the animals in the Jardin des Plantes. Did the war end in time so that the people and animals could be fed?

Baba Indaba is a fictitious Zulu storyteller who narrates children's stories from around the world. Baba Indaba translates as "Father of Stories".

Each issue also has a "WHERE IN THE WORLD - LOOK IT UP" section, where young readers are challenged to look up a place on a map somewhere in the world. The place, town or city is relevant to the story. HINT - use Google maps.

33% of the profit from the sale of this book will be donated to charities.
INCLUDES LINKS TO DOWNLOAD 8 FREE STORIES