The Good Ship Crocodile

By LEWIS, J. Patrick

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9781568462387
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Creative Editions


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on January 1, 2014  |  Preschool to Grades 4

PreS-K—Borrowing a scheme from Aesop, Lewis and Felix tell a tale of reciprocal rescue, with plenty to enjoy in the viewing. The story opens and closes with a trade-off between a toothy, realistic crocodile and a band of oddly humanoid fireflies. Snout is most amenable when the rainy season floods his river home, impeding the travels of smaller animals. The soggy fireflies, carrying leaf umbrellas in human hands, line up along the crocodile's scaly back and inside his open mouth. "So off they went." Told with economy, the text is handsomely amplified in broad spreads...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2013

When the river rises during the "wet, rainy season," crocodile Snout (the "Good Ship Crocodile") ferries fireflies, frogs, a hedgehog, and...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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