Library:ADCLP/Mother Crocodile = Maman-Caïman
Mother Crocodile = Maman-Caïman / by Birago Diop translated and adapted by Rosa Guy ; illustrated by John Steptoe.
Summary
Because Mother Crocodile tells stories of the past, the little crocodiles choose to believe she is crazy until almost too late they learn otherwise.
Keywords
African folktales, Alligators, Crocodiles, Monkeys
Reading Levels
Ages 5 - 8 / Kindergarten - Grade 3
Awards
- Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award, 1982
Publication History
- New York : Delacorte, 1981. [30] p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. ISBN 0440064066 (lib. bdg.) 0440064058