The Lizard and the Sun
Alma Flor Ada. Dragonfly Books, $6.99 (48pp) ISBN 978-0-440-41531-2
In this bilingual folktale from Mexico, a lizard searches for the missing sun. Ages 5-8. (Apr.)
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Reviewed on: 03/08/1999
Genre: Children's
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