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Go To Sleep, Gecko!: A Balinese Folktale

Age 4-8
Grade PK-3

Margaret Read MacDonald

Go To Sleep, Gecko!: A Balinese Folktale

Hardcover (August House June 8, 2006) , y First edition
Gecko may be small, but he has a giant-sized problem. Every night he is awakened by the fireflies outside his window. And when Gecko doesn't get his rest, he gets a little grumpy. So he goes to Elephant, the head of the village, to complain. His request that the fireflies stop working at night sets off a comical chain of problems for everyone in the village and complicates everyone's life. Through this cumulative tale from the Balinese tradition, Gecko learns that his well-being depends on that of the entire village and he finally goes to sleep, a little wiser.This Balinese folktale will teach readers the importance of respect, sharing and citizenship.
ISBN
0874837804 / 9780874837803
Pages
32
Weight
16.0 oz.
Dimensions
9.0 x 0.43 in.

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