Have you ever wondered why turtles have cracked shells? Journey with us through this time-honored African folktale and meet Mbekwu the turtle as he learns a valuable lesson about sharing. 

Each Ada Ari pciture book features fun, child-friendly geography lessons highlighting the specific country in Africa that the story came from and includes a pair of culture cards about the specific African tribe that the story originated from. Children will get a great story, a moral lesson, and a geography/cultural lesson as part of the experience with Ada-Ari Books.

This hardcover edition includes fun fact cards about Igbo culture – the birthplace of this story.

This hardcover version includes fun fact cards about IGBO culture: The Kola Nut and Mmanwu.

(First edition replaced Mmanwu with Market Days)

Hardcover: 34 Pages
Includes 2 Fun Fact Cards
ISBN: 978-1-7377151-5-3
Dimensions: 11 x 12 inches