Crocodile and Hen: A Bakongo Folktale
Written by Joan M Lexau & illustrated by Doug Cushman
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4 - 8
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47
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15
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470L
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Dec 24, 2002
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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. Ages 4-6
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780064442633
- Publication Date
- December 24, 2002
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Page Count
- 47
- Words Per Page
- 15
- Audience
- Early Reader
- Reading Age
- 4 - 8 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 99045410
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 42393516
- Lexile® Level
- 470L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~M
- ATOS® Book Level
- 2.2
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 49402
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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