Bau knows as many dances as there are seeds in a calabash rattle, but she does not know the magic rainbull dance - only the rainmaiden knows that. Then drought seizes the land, a drought so terrible that Bau's grandmother sends her to the Tsodilo Hills in search of the rainmaiden, and Bau must dance to bring rain the the Kalahari people.

 

There are 36 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2001 by Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd .

Niki Daly grew up in Cape Town and later returned there with his wife and sons after living in London for ten years.