Crocodile and Hen: A Bakongo Folktale

Name: CROCODILE AND HEN: A BAKONGO FOLKTALE
Item: Crocodile and Hen: A Bakongo Folktale
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by Joan M. Lexau

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Book Overview

Crocodile is determined to eat fat and juicy--looking Hen! But when he opens his mouth wide to swallow her, Hen calmly says, "My brother, don't eat me," and Crocodile just can't do it. What does Hen mean? How can Crocodile be her brother? Does Hen know something Crocodile doesn't? Clever Hen outwits the confused and hungry Crocodile in this comic folktale from the Bakongo people of Africa. Ages 4--6

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0064442632

ISBN13:9780064442633

Release Date:December 2002

Publisher:HarperCollins

Length:47 Pages

Weight:0.15 lbs.

Dimensions:0.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Age Range:4 to 8 years

Grade Range:Kindergarten to Grade 3

Related Subjects

African Animals Children's Children's Books Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths Multicultural Other

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