Fire came to the earth people : a Dahomean folktale / Susan L. Roth.
1988
CMC PZ8.1.R73 Fi 1987 (Mapit)
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Title
Fire came to the earth people : a Dahomean folktale / Susan L. Roth.
Author
Roth, Susan L.
ISBN
0312017235
Publication Details
New York : St. Martin's Press, c1988.
Language
English
Description
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Call Number
CMC PZ8.1.R73 Fi 1987
Dewey Decimal Classification
398.2/0966/83 E
Summary
The earth animals fail in every attempt to capture fire from the selfish moon god Mawu, until Chameleon and Tortoise combine their talents and help bring light and warmth to the newly-created earth.
Note
Illustrations: collage.
"Based on a Dahomean folktale called Stealing fire from the creator: why chameleon and tortoise are respected"--t.p. verso.
"Based on a Dahomean folktale called Stealing fire from the creator: why chameleon and tortoise are respected"--t.p. verso.
Awards
New York Times Best Illustrated, 1988.
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