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The Cow of No Color: Riddle Stories and Justice Tales from Around the World
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4.2 out of 5
Based on 16 Ratings and 3 Reviews

Book Description
In this outstanding multicultural collection from the authors of the prizewinning While Standing on One Foot, readers must try to outsmart evil kings, answer questions from Death, even puzzle with angels over the justice of God. Every tale returns to the most basic question: What is fair?

With tales from Africa, Asia, and Europe, from Irish, Jews, and Muslims, from American schools and cour... More
Book Information
PublisherHenry Holt & Company, Inc.
BindingHardcover
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages128
ISBN-100805037365
ISBN-13978-0805037364
Publication Date10/15/1998
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About Nina Jaffe (Author) : Nina Jaffe is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Nina Jaffe include Sing, Little Sack!; Canta, Saquito!, Flor De Oro: Un Mito Taino De Puert... more
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About Steven J. Zeitlin (Author) : Steven J. Zeitlin is a published author and an editor of children's books. Some of the published credits of Steven J. Zeitlin include Four Corners of the Sky: Creation Stories and Cosmologies from Aro... more
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About Whitney Sherman (Illustrator) : Whitney Sherman is a published illustrator of children's books. A published credit of Whitney Sherman is The Cow of No Color: Riddle Stories and Justice Tales from Around the World.
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