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Why the Sky Is Far Away: A Nigerian Folktale

Contributors:

Mary-Joan Gerson (Author)

Carla Golembe (Illustrator)

Contributors: Mary-Joan Gerson (Author) ; Carla Golembe (Illustrator)

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BISAC categories: Juvenille Fiction -> Fairy Tales & Folklore -> Country & Cultural

BISAC categories: Juvenille Fiction -> Science & Nature -> General

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This Nigerian folktale, with colorful illustrations by an award-winning artist, conveys a timely environmental message about waste and greed.

The sky was once so close to the Earth that people pulled down parts of it to eat. They never had to grow crops or cook--whenever they were hungry, they could just reach up and take a piece of sky. It sometimes tasted like stew, sometimes like corn...and it was always delicious! But people became greedy and took more than they needed, throwing the leftovers away. The sky soon became angry and decided to teach the humans a lesson by moving far away, and it remains there to this day.

This picture book based on a 500-year-old Nigerian folktale features bright, dynamic illustrations by an an award-winning artist and a powerful environmental message as relevant today as it was five centuries ago.
ISBN-10: 0316308749
ISBN-13: 9780316308748
Author: Gerson, Mary-Joan, Golembe, Carla
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780316308748

ISBN-10: 0316308749

Publish Date: April 1, 1995

On Sale Date: January 1, 0001

Language: English

Pages: 32

Dimensions: 9.2 × 8.92 × 0.11 in

Weight: 0.33 lbs

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