A Trickster Tale from India Author/Illustrator: Gerald McDermott Publisher: ----- Publication Date: 2011 Awards: The Chickadee Award Genre: Traditional Non-European Reading Level: Ages 4-8 Brief Overview:A trickster tale about how Monkey tricks Crocodile by fooling him out of eating Monkey’s heart. Integrated Activity:Students create their own trickster tales as if they were Monkey fooling the Crocodile out of some bad deed. Reviewer's Name and Affiliation: Ashley Offenberg, Teacher Candidate Valdosta State University
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11/22/13
Monkey: A Trickster Tale from India
A Trickster Tale from India Author/Illustrator: Gerald McDermott Publisher: ----- Publication Date: 2011 Awards: The Chickadee Award Genre: Traditional Non-European Reading Level: Ages 4-8 Brief Overview:A trickster tale about how Monkey tricks Crocodile by fooling him out of eating Monkey’s heart. Integrated Activity:Students create their own trickster tales as if they were Monkey fooling the Crocodile out of some bad deed. Reviewer's Name and Affiliation: Ashley Offenberg, Teacher Candidate Valdosta State University
