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When Sarra's parents die, they leave her with an important warning: never let Dan Auta, her little brother, cry. But Dan Auta loves to make trouble. He hitches a ride on the back of a bird, pokes the eye of the king's son, and even pees on the king's head. Making sure he doesn't cry is much harder than Sarra thought! But Dan Auta's unbridled curiosity and determination may be exactly what everyone needs: a terrible monster called the Dodo is attacking...
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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English
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Pattan has an amazing pumpkin. It grows bigger than the goats, bigger than the elephants... so BIG that it is as TALL as the mountains. Then one day, the storm clouds burst and the waters rise. Pattan, his family, and all the animals are in danger from the momentous flood. Can Pattan and his giant pumpkin save the day? Based on a traditional tale told by the Irula people of southern India -- From dust jacket.
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Tara Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
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1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 32 cm
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English
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An adaptation of an oral Rajasthani trickster tale set to cumulative rhyme. Meet the most wily jackal in the forest: too lazy to hunt for food, he starts by tricking his friend the crane, and then proceeds to gobble up every animal he comes across. Illustrated in the Mandna traditional finger painting style, this is the first time that this art form has been used to tell a children's story.
11) Primitive art
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Publisher
Dover Publications
Pub. Date
[1955]
Edition
[New edition].
Physical Desc
372 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
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English
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Melony Yoshimura's parents have always been overprotective. They say it's because a demonic spirit called the Amanjaku once preyed upon kids back in Japan, but Melony suspects it's just a cautionary tale to keep her in line. So on her twelfth birthday, Melony takes a chance and wishes for the freedom and adventure her parents seem determined to keep her from. As if conjured by her wish, the Amanjaku appears. At first, Melony is wary. If this creature...
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Series
Twayne's world authors volume TWAS 621
Publisher
Twayne Publishers
Pub. Date
[1982]
Physical Desc
174 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
16) The storyteller's sourcebook: a subject, title, and motif index to folklore collections for children
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Publisher
Neal-Schuman Publishers in association with Gale Research
Pub. Date
[1982]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xviii, 818 pages ; 29 cm
Language
English
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