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K-3
Illustrated by
Fabian Negrin.
Based on Dominican folklore, this dreamy story tells how a bold ciguapa almost reveals her tribe's whereabouts. Ciguapas are beautiful creatures who live underwater and hunt for food on land at night; their feet are on backwards, so their footprints never give their location away. Illustrations in a rich blue-green palette bring out the magical realism in this well-told tale.
93 pp.
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| September, 1998
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TradeISBN 1-886910-10-3$$15.95
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4-6
Illustrated by
Joan Luby.
In four stories set in the West Indies, Cow rejects Egret and learns about friendship; proud Mornin Dove discovers that she is not in charge of the sunrise; Monkey tries to trick some frogs; and lonely Goat raises a baby pelican. The leisurely pace lags occasionally, but the rich dialect adds the engaging flavor of oral storytelling. A source note simply states that the author heard these stories from various neighbors on St. Croix.