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Crocodile and Hen: A Bakongo Folktale
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4 out of 5
Based on 63 Ratings and 22 Reviews

Book Description

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.... More

Book Information
PublisherHarperCollins Publishers
BindingHardcover (15 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages45
ISBN-100060284862
ISBN-13978-0060284862
Publication Date04/2001
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About Joan M. Lexau (Author) : Joan M. Lexau is a published author of children's books. Some of the published credits of Joan M. Lexau include Crocodile and Hen: A Bakongo Folktale.
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About Doug Cushman (Illustrator) : Doug Cushman was born in Springfield, Ohio and moved to Connecticut with his family when he was 14 years old. While in junior high and high school he created comic books lampooning his teachers, selli... more
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