About the Author

Hafida Favret is a singer from Algeria and an attorney who practices international law in France. Magdeleine Lerasle is an early childhood educator and researcher specializing in teaching language to children. Paul Mindy is a percussionist, singer, composer, and arranger who received the Georges Brassens Prize in recognition of his Brazilian music. He is the musical producer for Songs from the Baobab and Songs in the Shade of the Flamboyant Tree. Nathalie Novi is an Algerian-born illustrator who studied at l'�cole des Beaux Arts in Nancy and Paris. She has illustrated more than 50 children's books.