Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky

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Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky
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Author Elphinstone Dayrell
Illustrator Blair Lent
LanguageEnglish
Genre
  • Children's picture book
  • African Folk Tale
Published1968
Publisher Houghton Mifflin Company
Publication placeUnited States

Why The Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky is a children's picture book written by Elphinstone Dayrell and illustrated by Blair Lent retelling an African folk tale about the origin of the world and its natural elements. [1] The book was published by Houghton Mifflin Company in 1968.

In 1969 it received the Caldecott Honor for Lent's illustrations. It has been cited as an example of a pourquoi story for young readers. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Yenika-Agbaw, Vivian (2007-12-13). Representing Africa in Children's Literature: Old and New Ways of Seeing. Routledge. ISBN   978-1-135-92366-2.
  2. ↑ "Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky" . Journal of Education. 194 (3): 68. 2014. doi:10.1177/002205741419400312. S2CID   220806145.


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