Nelson Mandela’s Favorite African Folktales
An Audio Book Benefiting Children in South Africa Orphaned and Impacted by HIV/AIDS.
Compiled by Nelson Mandela
Various readers - complete list at the end of the review
This is a collection of folktales. It is a great collection. Folktales are told over and
over, passed down from generation to generation, and only the best tales and stories survive.
This is an African collection. Some of the stories are uniquely African and some sound somewhat
familiar. There are monsters, spirits, magical birds, beautiful young maidens, handsome young
men, snake charmers and more. All of the people have uniquely African names.
There are several readers and they all do an excellent job. I have noticed that people
often do their best work when working for a cause or a charity. Artists who donated their time
did the artwork on the cover. In addition to the reading, there is a fair amount of uniquely
African music.
This audio book was produced to raise money for South African children affected by HIV/AIDS.
In South Africa HIV/AIDS has reached pandemic proportions.
Anyone with children or grand children should listen to it. You will have some new stories
to pass on to the next generations. I am a seventy-two-year-old kid and I really enjoyed all
of the stories.
Read by: Desmond Tutu, Alan Rickman, Whoopi Goldberg, Matt Damon, Parminder Nagra, Forest
Whitaker, Sean Hayes, Charlize Theron, Benjamin Bratt, Scarlett Johansson, Ricardo Chavira,
Debra Messing, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Hugh Jackman, Gillian Anderson, CCH Pounder,
Blair Underwood, LeVar Burton, Samuel L Jackson, Jurnee Smollett, Sophie Okonedo, Helen Mirren,
Don Cheadle, and Alfre Woodard. |
The Book |
Hachette Audio, jointly with Artists For A New South Africa |
July 1, 2009 |
Audio book / 3 CDs / 3 hours |
1600246664 / 978-1600246661 |
Fiction - Folktales (Kids of all ages) |
More at Amazon.com |
Excerpt |
NOTE: 20% of the proceeds will go to The Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund. |
The Reviewer |
Mason Reiss |
Reviewed 2009 |
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