The Resource Why the sun and the moon live in the sky : an African folktale, by Elphinstone Dayrell ; illustrations by Blair Lent
Why the sun and the moon live in the sky : an African folktale, by Elphinstone Dayrell ; illustrations by Blair Lent
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The item Why the sun and the moon live in the sky : an African folktale, by Elphinstone Dayrell ; illustrations by Blair Lent represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Coweta Public Library System.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch. This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
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The item Why the sun and the moon live in the sky : an African folktale, by Elphinstone Dayrell ; illustrations by Blair Lent represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Coweta Public Library System.
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- Summary
- An African folktale tells how the sun and water once lived on earth as friends, but because the sun failed to build his house large enough, he and his wife, the moon, were driven into the sky when the water came to visit them
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 26 pages
- Note
-
- Originally published in 1910 in the author's Folk stories from southern Nigeria, West Africa
- Publisher's advertisement on dust jacket
- Isbn
- 9780395253816
- Label
- Why the sun and the moon live in the sky : an African folktale
- Title
- Why the sun and the moon live in the sky
- Title remainder
- an African folktale
- Statement of responsibility
- by Elphinstone Dayrell ; illustrations by Blair Lent
- Subject
-
- Publishers' advertisements -- 1968
- trueWater -- Folklore
- Water
- Sun
- Juvenile literature -- 1968
- Folklore
- Folklore -- Nigeria
- Moon
- trueCreation (African religion)
- Dust jackets (Bindings) -- 1968
- Caldecott Medal, Honor book -- 1969
- Juvenile works
- trueSun -- Folklore
- Fiction
- trueFolklore -- Africa
- Folk tales -- 1968
- Folklore
- Water -- Juvenile fiction
- trueMoon -- Folklore
- Nigeria
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- An African folktale tells how the sun and water once lived on earth as friends, but because the sun failed to build his house large enough, he and his wife, the moon, were driven into the sky when the water came to visit them
- Summary
- An adaptation of the African tale of how the sun, the moon, and the water came to be where they are
- Additional physical form
- Also issued online.
- Awards note
- Caldecott Honor Book, 1969.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 088458
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1869-1917
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Dayrell, Elphinstone
- Dewey number
- [398.2]
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PZ8.1.D33
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile
- 570
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
-
- -1
- 2
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
-
- Lent, Blair
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Sun
- Moon
- Water
- Folklore
- Folklore
- Folklore
- Water
- Moon
- Nigeria
- Sun
- Target audience
- juvenile
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- an African folktale
- Label
- Why the sun and the moon live in the sky : an African folktale, by Elphinstone Dayrell ; illustrations by Blair Lent
- Note
-
- Originally published in 1910 in the author's Folk stories from southern Nigeria, West Africa
- Publisher's advertisement on dust jacket
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 26 pages
- Isbn
- 9780395253816
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Lccn
- 68014293
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- color illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)256483
- Label
- Why the sun and the moon live in the sky : an African folktale, by Elphinstone Dayrell ; illustrations by Blair Lent
- Note
-
- Originally published in 1910 in the author's Folk stories from southern Nigeria, West Africa
- Publisher's advertisement on dust jacket
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 26 pages
- Isbn
- 9780395253816
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Lccn
- 68014293
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- color illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)256483
Subject
- Caldecott Medal, Honor book -- 1969
- trueCreation (African religion)
- Dust jackets (Bindings) -- 1968
- Fiction
- Folk tales -- 1968
- Folklore
- Folklore
- trueFolklore -- Africa
- Folklore -- Nigeria
- Juvenile literature -- 1968
- Juvenile works
- Moon
- trueMoon -- Folklore
- Nigeria
- Publishers' advertisements -- 1968
- Sun
- trueSun -- Folklore
- Water
- trueWater -- Folklore
- Water -- Juvenile fiction
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