Why the sun and the moon live in the sky : an African folktale
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Author
Dayrell, Elphinstone, 1869-1917
Contributors
Lent, Blair.
Published
Boston, [Mass.] : Houghton Mifflin, 1996.
Status
Available
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Description

Sun and his wife, the moon, lived on Earth and built a large house so that the water people could visit. But so many poured in that they were forced to move to the sky.

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Format
Book
Physical Desc
26 pages : color ; 23 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780812485646, 0812485645

Notes

General Note
First published in 1910 in the author's Folk stories from southern Nigeria, West Africa.
Description
An African folktale tells how the sun and water once lived on earth as friends, but because the sun failed to build his house large enough, he and his wife, the moon, were driven into the sky when the water came to visit them.

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Published Reviews

Publisher's Weekly Review

Striking primitive illustrations aid in the retelling of this African folktale about the consequences of an overwhelming visit from Water and his people. Ages 4-8. (Apr.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

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Striking primitive illustrations aid in the retelling of this African folktale about the consequences of an overwhelming visit from Water and his people. Ages 4-8. (Apr.) Copyright 1990 Cahners Business Information.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Dayrell, E., & Lent, B. (1996). Why the sun and the moon live in the sky: an African folktale . Houghton Mifflin.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Dayrell, Elphinstone, 1869-1917 and Blair. Lent. 1996. Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky: An African Folktale. Boston, [Mass.]: Houghton Mifflin.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Dayrell, Elphinstone, 1869-1917 and Blair. Lent. Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky: An African Folktale Boston, [Mass.]: Houghton Mifflin, 1996.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Dayrell, E. and Lent, B. (1996). Why the sun and the moon live in the sky: an african folktale. Boston, [Mass.]: Houghton Mifflin.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Dayrell, Elphinstone, and Blair Lent. Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky: An African Folktale Houghton Mifflin, 1996.

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