FOLKTALES AND NURSERY RHYMES
Harrington, Janice N.

Busy-Busy Little Chick

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Brian Pinkney. In this story from the Nkundo people of Central Africa, Mama Nsoso's chicks are shivering in their nest at night. She promises they'll build a new "ilombe" (house), but, instead, each day something yummy begs to be eaten. "Busy-busy" Little Chick gets to work, gathering materials and building. Harrington uses repetitive elements and refrains to keep children participating, while Pinkney creates energetic watercolors.

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