All Categories
Product Description Sun and his wife, the moon, lived on Earth and built a large house so that the water people could visit. But so many poured in that they were forced to move to the sky. From Publishers Weekly Striking primitive illustrations aid in the retelling of this African folktale about the consequences of an overwhelming visit from Water and his people. Ages 4-8. Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. Review "An African folktale is interpreted with originality and harmony." Booklist, ALA About the Author Elphinstone Dayrell (1869-1917) is also the author of Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria and Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa. Blair Lent (1930-2009) won the 1973 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration ( The Funny Little Woman by Arlene Mosel).