The Great Ball Play
Joanna Troughton
Hardcover
(Happy Cat Books, Feb. 1, 2000)
Based on a southeastern Native American Creek tale about the time the animals and birds decided to play a great game of lacrosse. Neither side wanted Bat. The birds said he was an animal, the animals said he was a bird. but it was Bat who helped the animals win, and that is why bats are considered animals even though they have wings. Ages 4-8.
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