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Ziefert, Harriet

First He Made the Sun

32 pp. | Putnam | April, 2000 | Trade ISBN 0-399-23199-4 $$15.99
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Todd McKie. Lines from a traditional African-American spiritual inspired this creation story. The brief, rhyming verse has a singsongy quality that diminishes the grandeur of the story's accomplishment: "He made all the creatures, / Made them one by one, / Put them in the sun to dry / As soon as they were done." Rendered in a naïve style, the crayon-bright acrylic paintings strengthen the verse with humor and charm.
Reviewer: Carolyn Shute

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