Crocodile and Hen: A Bakongo Folktale - Hardcover

Lexau, Joan M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060284862 ISBN 13: 9780060284862

Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books, 2001

Synopsis

Crocodile is so confused by Hen calling him "brother" every time he gets ready to eat her that he finally goes searching for an explanation of how such a relationship can be.

About this title

About the Author:

Joan Lexau is the author of many picture books for children including the My First I Can Read Book Go Away, Dog,written under the pen name, Joan Nodset, and illustrated by Paul Meisel. Ms. Lexau lives in Otisville, NY.

Syd Hoff is the beloved author and illustrator of many classic books for children, including Danny and the Dinosaur. His recent books include Captain Cat and Danny and the Dinosaur Go to Camp. Mr. Hoff lives in Miami Beach, FL.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 1-2-Lexau offers an easy-reader version of her picture book Crocodile and Hen (Harper & Row, 1969; o.p.), having modified the sentence structures into simple constructions. Cumulative elements flow smoothly as Crocodile worries about how he can devour Hen when she keeps calling him "my brother" and has no fear of him. Befuddled, he seeks the advice of Lizard to try to understand why he can't savor "that fat, good-to-eat Hen," and his friend offers a simple but satisfactory explanation. Cushman's multicolored, watercolor palette replaces Joan Sandin's green, yellow, and blue shades in the earlier edition. They capture the humor of the situation and the characters' expressions. A well-documented, true-to-its-source folktale.
Nancy Call, Santa Cruz Public Libraries, Aptos, CA
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0060284862
• ISBN 13: 9780060284862
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 45
• Illustrator: Cushman Doug