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Crocodile and Hen: A Bakongo Folktale
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HarperCollins 2008
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470L
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Crocodile is determined to eat fat and juicy-looking Hen!

But when he opens his mouth wide to swallow her, Hen calmly says, "My brother, don't eat me," and Crocodile just can't do it. What does Hen mean? How can Crocodile be her brother? Does Hen know something Crocodile doesn't?

Clever Hen outwits the confused and hungry Crocodile in this comic folktale from the Bakongo people of Africa.

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OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, OverDrive Listen
Edition:
Unabridged
Street Date:
6/17/2008
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780061693984
Accelerated Reader:
LG
Level 2.2, 0.5 Points
Lexile measure:
470
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APA Citation (style guide)

Joan M. Lexau. (2008). Crocodile and Hen: A Bakongo Folktale. Unabridged HarperCollins.

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Joan M. Lexau. 2008. Crocodile and Hen: A Bakongo Folktale. HarperCollins.

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Joan M. Lexau, Crocodile and Hen: A Bakongo Folktale. HarperCollins, 2008.

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Joan M. Lexau. Crocodile and Hen: A Bakongo Folktale. Unabridged HarperCollins, 2008.

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Clever Hen outwits the confused and hungry Crocodile in this comic folktale from the Bakongo people of Africa.

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