Monkey: A Trickster Tale from India by McDermott, Gerald

Monkey: A Trickster Tale from India (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780544339187)

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Monkey: A Trickster Tale from India by McDermott, Gerald

Monkey: A Trickster Tale from India

$9.99
Monkey: A Trickster Tale from India by McDermott, Gerald

Monkey: A Trickster Tale from India

$9.99
Format: Paperback
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Monkey is hungry for the delicious mangoes on the island in the river, but he can't swim! How will he get there? Crocodile offers to carry Monkey across the water on his back, so Monkey hops aboard. Trouble is, Crocodile is hungry, too--for Monkey! Will clever Monkey come up with a way to get the mangoes and escape Crocodile's sharp teeth?Master storyteller and artist Gerald McDermott brings the vibrant colors of India to his telling of this classic trickster tale, which has plenty of cleverness and a sprinkling of mischief.

Author: Gerald McDermott
ISBN-10: 0544339185
ISBN-13: 9780544339187
Publisher: Clarion Books
Language: English
Published: 11/18/2014
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.36lbs
Size: 8.77h x 11.03w x 0.13d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.8
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 144004 / Monkey: A Trickster Tale from India
By Gerald McDermott
By Gerald McDermott
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GERALD MCDERMOTT (1941-2012) was an internationally acclaimed author-illustrator of books for children. A graduate of Pratt Institute in New York City and a lifelong artist, he began his career as an animated filmmaker before moving into the creation of children's books based on storytelling traditions from around the world. He was awarded the Caldecott Medal and two Caldecott Honors; his extensive and influential body of work includes six popular picture books focusing on the trickster motif. Devoted to oral tradition and the transformative power of mythology, he was the first Fellow of the Joseph Campbell Foundation and served as a consultant on mythology in education. www.geraldmcdermott.com

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