book cover of Mother Crocodile
 

Mother Crocodile

(1995)
A Picture Book by

 
 
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 the Coretta Scott King Award, and is an ALA Notable Book. "Visually this book isstunning."--New York Times Book Review. Full color.


Genre: Children's Fiction

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