Long, long ago alligators had smooth, shiny skin. When they came out of the water to lie on the river bank in the morning sun, their skin glistened like emeralds. But nowadays, when alligator come out of the water to lie on the river bank in the morning sun, they don't swish their tails and cock their snouts in the air as they used to do. They don't close their eyes and turn away whenever land creatures pass by. What's more, nowadays they have very rough skin! In this classic, beautifully illustrated Caribbean folk tale, we hear the mysterious and fantastic story of how alligators got rough skin!

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Title: How Alligators Got Rough Skin
Publisher: Macmillan Education
Publication Date: 2005
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0333954386
ISBN 13: 9780333954386
Binding: Paperback
Condition: New

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Long, long ago alligators had smooth, shiny skin. When they came out of the water to lie on the river bank in the morning sun, their skin glistened like emeralds. But nowadays, when alligators come out of the water to lie on the river bank in the morning sun, they dont swish their tails and cock their snouts in the air as they used to do. They dont close their eyes and turn away whenever land creatures pass by. Whats more, nowadays they have very rough skin! In this classic, beautifully illustrated Caribbean folk tale, we here the mysterious and fantastic story of how alligators got rough skin!

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Rachel Parker was born in Barbados, and studied fine art at the Ontario College of Art and Design. She is creative director of an advertising agency in Barbados

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