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Mother Crocodile
Mother Crocodile
Author: Rosa Guy
When Mother Crocodile snaps at her, Golo-the-Monkey tells the other animals that she is crazy, and even her own children believe him. — Rosa Guy's evocative translation of this story of disobedient young crocodiles can be read as a cautionary tale or as a symbolic retelling of the history of Africa. This Senegalese folktale is the winner of t...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780440410065
ISBN-10: 0440410061
Publication Date: 1/1/1995
Pages: 32
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
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Publisher: Yearling
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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This is a Senegalese folktale. The mother crocodile snapped at a monkey that teased her and he said she was crazy. He even told her children that. "sadly, when disaster comes to the young crocodiles' tranquil river, it is too late to heed Mother Crocodile's warning.


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