Theme: crocodile

Crocodile! Crocodile! Stories Told Around the World

By Book Importer | Published: December 5, 2011

Engaging characters are brought to life in cheery cut-paper illustrations. This international collection of folk tales bring together six of Barbara Baumgartner’s most successful performances on one volume. For the first time ever, this well-loved storyteller has written down her stories for school-age children to enjoy at home. Engaging characters-from the clever monkey who outwits [...]

Descriptors: Folklore, Intermediate (ages 9-14), International, Picture Book » Other Themes: » Leave a comment

Monkey: A Trickster Tale from India

By Book Importer | Published: September 26, 2011

Monkey is hungry for the delicious mangoes on the island in the river, but he can’t swim! How will he get there? Crocodile offers to carry Monkey across the water on his back, so Monkey hops aboard. Trouble is, Crocodile is hungry, too—for Monkey! Will clever Monkey come up with a way to get the [...]

Descriptors: Asia, Folklore, India, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , » Leave a comment

Shadow Dance

By Book Importer | Published: June 14, 2011

When the crocodile she has rescued tricks her, little Salome must use some cunning of her own to escape becoming his next meal.

Descriptors: Africa, Folklore, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Tanzania » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

Koi and the Kola Nuts

By Book Importer | Published: June 14, 2011

An African folktale follows the son of a chief who must make his way in the world with only a sackful of kola nuts and the help of some creatures that he has treated with kindness.

Descriptors: Africa, Folklore, Liberia, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Dark Night

By Book Importer | Published: May 4, 2011

when he wanders into the forest at night, Felix, terrified by the ferocious animals he sees, finds refuge in an unusual underground house.  

Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Fantasy, France, Picture Book » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

The Elephant’s Child

By Book Importer | Published: April 4, 2011

This energetic book takes young readers on a journey with a very curious baby elephant who has one question on his mind: What do crocodiles eat for dinner? But whenever he asks this question, he gets a spanking! Though he’s never seen a crocodile before, the baby elephant sets out to the banks of a [...]

Descriptors: Fantasy, India, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , » Leave a comment

Guji Guji

By Richard Clift | Published: January 19, 2010

An extra-large egg rolls right into Mother Duck’s nest. She is busy reading and doesn’t notice the new addition. Her hatchlings include a yellow duckling; one with blue spots; another with brown stripes; and a rather unusual, crocodile-shaped youngster, named after his first words. Guji Guji grows bigger and stronger than his siblings, but Mother [...]

Descriptors: Asia, Fantasy, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Taiwan » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

Melrose and Croc: An Adventure to Remember

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

Melrose has planned a wonderful birthday for his best friend, Croc: a vacation at a villa right by the ocean. Melrose wants everything to be perfect, especially the gift, so he decides to take a boat out on the sea to catch Croc a birthday fish. But when a blustery storm rolls in, Melrose is [...]

Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Europe, Fantasy, Ireland, Picture Book » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

I’d Really Like to Eat a Child

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

A scrawny little crocodile wants the opportunity to bite off more than he can chew. He’s tired of bananas; today he’d like to eat a child. But he’s smaller than he thinks, and the little girl he chooses for his first meal puts him in his place—she picks him up and tickles his tummy! The [...]

Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Europe, Fantasy, France, Picture Book » Other Themes: » Leave a comment

Riddle of the Nile

By Rebecca Ballenger | Published: October 29, 2008

The second book in the new Made In series of riddle books, Riddle of the Nile features Baby Crocodile. His dream is to become king of the Nile, but first he must solve a baffling riddle. His search for the answer takes young readers through ancient myths and modern mosques to the Great Sphinx, the [...]

Descriptors: Egypt, Fantasy, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment