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Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky: An African Folktale
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Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky: An African Folktale Paperback - 1990

by Blair Lent

"An adaptation of an African folktale is interpreted with originality and harmony in this handsome, intriguing picture".--Booklist.


Summary

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.

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  • Title Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky: An African Folktale
  • Author Blair Lent
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 26
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Clarion Books, U.S.A.
  • Date 1990-04-30
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • ISBN 9780395539637 / 0395539633
  • Weight 0.28 lbs (0.13 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.9 x 8.6 x 0.2 in (22.61 x 21.84 x 0.51 cm)
  • Ages 04 to 07 years
  • Grade levels P - 2
  • Reading level 570
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: African
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
    • Ethnic Orientation: Multicultural
  • Library of Congress subjects Moon, Sun
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 68014293
  • Dewey Decimal Code 398.2

Media reviews

"An African folktale is interpreted with originality and harmony." Booklist, ALA

Citations

  • Publishers Weekly, 04/13/1990, Page 0
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