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Crocodile and Hen: A Bakongo Folktale

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4 out of 5
Based on 60 Ratings and 20 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
PublisherTopeka Bindery
BindingSchool & Library Binding (15 editions)
Reading LevelBaby to Pre-K
# of PagesN/A
ISBN-100613621379
ISBN-13978-0613621373
Publication Date01/2003
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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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