A Noma Award prize-winning book for children, portraying life in and around a very special national monument. Written by Meshack Asara, this book celebrates the buildings and civilization of Great Zimbabwe.
Two children, Chipo and Dambudzo set out in search of a big stone bird at Great Zimbabwe after Sekuru tells them the story of how this bird guided the ancestors to a hill. All the mysteries of the ancient ruins come alive as the children slip away from their duties to climb the hill in search of the bird. The story is set in the 'Great Zimbabwe' of 700 years ago. Great Zimbabwe was built by Shona-speaking people who lived there and was where the most powerful rulers of the south-eastern interior of Africa lived. It was an organized and prosperous state. The story and illustrations of the author's impressions of how life in Great Zimbabwe might have been when it was full of hats, footpaths, cooking fires, people laughing and chatting, and cock-crowing
Publisher: African Publishing Group (April. 2001)
Language: English
Paperback: 40 pages