Paye, Won-Ldy.

Mrs. Chicken and the hungry crocodile / Won-Ldy Paye & Margaret H. Lippert ; illustrated by Julie Paschkis. - 1st ed. - New York : H. Holt, 2003. - 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.

"A version of this story was previously published in Why Leopard Has Spots: Dan Stories from Liberia by Won-Ldy Paye and Margaret H. Lippert, illustrated by Ashley Bryan, by Fulcrum Publishing, Inc., Golden, Colorado, 1998."

RL: 1.5 GRL: E Lexile: 290L Added to collection April 2008 from regular budget.

When a crocodile captures Mrs. Chicken and takes her to an island to fatten her up, clever Mrs. Chicken claims that she can prove they are sisters and that, therefore, the crocodile shouldn't eat her.

ISBN: 0805070478 (alk. paper)

LCCN: 2002001755

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Dan (African people)--Folklore.
Folklore--Liberia.
Chickens--Folklore.
Crocodiles--Folklore.

LC Class. No.: PZ8.1.P24 / Mr 2003

Dewey Class. No.: 398.2/089/9634