The turtle and the island
Subtitle: a folk tale from Papua New Guinea
By: story retold by Barbara Ker Wilson ; with paintings by Frane Lessac
Contributors: Lessac, Frane, illustrator
Publisher: Frances Lincoln
Published: 1990
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 24
ISBN-13: 9780711206977
Subjects: Papua New Guinea Folk tales; Turtles; Folklore; Folk Tales
Description: This folktale explains how the great sea turtle builds the island of Papua New Guinea and brings the first man and the first woman to its lush shores.
Notes: This story is based on a legend collected in Papua New Guinea by Donald Stokes.