Why the sky is far away
a nigerian folktale
1st ed.
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Author
Contributions
- Golembe, Carla, ill. - Contributor
Publication
1994 - Little, Brown, Boston, Massachusetts
Language
English
Word Count
8,000 words, Guess
Page Count
32 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1545744M
- ISBN-100316308528
- OCLC Control Number24105879
- Library of Congress Control Number91024949
- Goodreads4230778
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- LibraryThing296728
Classifications
- DDC398.2
- DDCE
- LCCPZ8.1.G354 Wh 1994
and 1 more
- LCCPZ8.1.G354Wh 1994
Description
The sky was once so close to the Earth that people cut parts of it to eat but their waste and greed caused the sky to move far away.
First Sentence
In that time, men and women did not have to sow crops and harvest them.
Description
The sky was once so close to the Earth that people cut parts of it to eat, but their waste and greed caused the sky to move far away.
Subjects
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