| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Descript |
40 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm. |
| Audience |
540L Lexile |
| Note |
Accelerated Reader MG 4.2 1 1 40318 |
| Summary |
Twenty original fables about an array of animal characters from crocodile to ostrich. |
| Contents |
The crocodile in the bedroom -- The ducks and the fox -- King Lion and the beetle -- The lobster and the crab -- The hen and the apple tree -- The baboon's umbrella -- The frogs at the rainbow's end -- The bear and the crow -- The cat and his visions -- The ostrich in love -- The camel dances -- The poor old dog -- Madame Rhinoceros and her dress -- The bad kangaroo -- The pig at the candy store -- The elephant and his son -- The pelican and the crane -- The young rooster -- The hippopotamus at dinner -- The mouse at the seashore. |
| Awards |
Caldecott Medal, 1981. |
| Subject |
Fables, American.
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Children's stories, American.
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Animals -- Fiction.
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Fables.
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| Genre |
Short stories.
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| ISBN |
0060239735 |
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9780060239732 |
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0060239743 (lib. bdg.) |
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9780060239749 (lib. bdg.) |
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0064430464 (pbk.) |
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9780064430463 (pbk.) |
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