| Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky: An African Folktale Contributor(s): Lent, Blair (Author) |
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ISBN: 0395539633 ISBN-13: 9780395539637 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1990 Annotation: "An adaptation of an African folktale is interpreted with originality and harmony in this handsome, intriguing picture".--Booklist. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables - General - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - Country & Ethnic - General - Juvenile Fiction | Diversity & Multicultural |
| Dewey: 398.2 |
| LCCN: 68014293 |
| Lexile Measure: 570 |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 8.6" W x 8.9" (0.28 lbs) 26 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 29778 Reading Level: 3.1 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Sun and his wife, the moon, lived on Earth and built a large house so that the water people could visit. But so many poured in that they were forced to move to the sky. |
Contributor Bio(s): Dayrell, Elphinstone: - Elphinstone Dayrell (1869-1917) is also the author of Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria and Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa.Lent, Blair: - Blair Lent (1930-2009) won the 1973 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration (The Funny Little Woman by Arlene Mosel). |