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- Herausgeber: meoverlag
- Kategorie: Für Kinder und Jugendliche
- Sprache: Englisch
"Rafu" is the current winner of the Silvermedal in the Purple Dragonfly Book award 2020 in the category Picture Books 6 & Older and received Honorable Mention in the category Best Illustrations. A long time ago, under the deep orange African sky, giraffes and crocodiles lived peacefully together. Rafu and his giraffe friends can only dream about those harmonious times as the greedy crocodile Gutsor spreads fear and terror. Close to losing all hope of ever living peacefully again, an unexpected encounter changes everything… "Rafu" is set in the bushland of Africa, the sunny continent of wild animals and the cradle of humankind. Thousands of years ago the first bushmen captured their stories in cave drawings, some of which can still be admired today in museums and nature. The story about Rafu, the extraordinary giraffe, is based upon these magical drawings. Rafu manages to reveal an important secret about one of them and thus becomes an ambassador for peace. The book is recommended for children from the age of six. "Rafu" connects an old African legend with a modern story about friendship, belief in higher powers and the deep wish for a peaceful life. The book tells the story of an extraordinary giraffe, who, thanks to his friendship with a little crocodile, reveals an important secret about a cave and thus paves the way for the long-desired peace between crocodiles and giraffes.
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Seitenzahl: 13
Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2020
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© 2020 Verena Prym
Idea and text by Verena Prym
Cover design and illustrations by Paulina Böger
Translated by Verena Prym, Silke Schroedter, Ilja Graulich
Editing and proofreading by Ilja Graulich, Theresa Heery
All rights reserved.
RAFU
An African Story
Verena Prym • Paulina Böger
Rafu was a young African giraffe. Tall, with
beautiful giraffe patterns he looked slightly
unusual because his neck was shaped in a big
loop.
And even though he looked so very different
from the other giraffes, he did not mind nor did
it matter to his fellow giraffes.
The giraffes lived in the bush and went
peacefully about their daily routine.
In the mornings they ate leaves off Acacia
trees and enjoyed the sun’s warm rays tickling
their spotted hides.
In the afternoons, they went down to the river
Salim to drink. The river provided them with
water but it also caused them to fear for their lives.
The reason was Gutsor, the biggest and meanest
crocodile in Africa. He ruled over the river Salim.
He was always hungry and giraffe legs were his
favourite meal. Gutsor was the reason the giraffes
feared their daily walk down to the water.
But on Sundays the giraffes’ routine differed. They
would still go down to the river in the morning
but in the afternoon they would make their way to
a special place: the mysterious cave.
This cave was a mystical place for the giraffes.
It was hidden under a magnificient rock. Its
entrance was small, just a little bit bigger than a gi-
raffe’s head.
