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Mrs. Chicken and the hungry crocodile /

When a crocodile captures Mrs. Chicken and takes her to an island to fatten her up, clever Mrs. Chicken claims that she can prove they are sisters and that, therefore, the crocodile shouldn't eat her.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Paye, Won-Ldy
Other Authors: Lippert, Margaret H., Paschkis, Julie, 1957- (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : H. Holt, 2003.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Dan (African people) > Folklore.
Folklore > Liberia.
Chickens > Folklore.
Crocodiles > Folklore.
Description
Summary:When a crocodile captures Mrs. Chicken and takes her to an island to fatten her up, clever Mrs. Chicken claims that she can prove they are sisters and that, therefore, the crocodile shouldn't eat her.
Item Description:"A version of this story was previously published in Why Leopard Has Spots: Dan Stories from Liberia by Won-Ldy Paye and Margaret H. Lippert, illustrated by Ashley Bryan, by Fulcrum Publishing, Inc., Golden, Colorado, 1998."
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Awards:School Library Journal Best Books, 2003.
ISBN:0805070478 (alk. paper)