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The story of lightning and thunder

In this retelling of a West African tale, Ma Sheep Thunder and her impetuous son Ram Lightning are forced to leave their home on Earth because of the trouble Ram causes.

Main Author: Bryan, Ashley.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Toronto : New York : Atheneum ; Maxwell Macmillan Canada ; Maxwell Macmillan International, 1993.
Edition: 1st ed.
Subjects:
Folklore > Africa, West > Juvenile nonfiction.
Summary: In this retelling of a West African tale, Ma Sheep Thunder and her impetuous son Ram Lightning are forced to leave their home on Earth because of the trouble Ram causes.
Item Description: "A Jean Karl book."
Physical Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
ISBN: 0689318367
Author Notes: Ashley Bryan (1923-2022) grew up to the sound of his mother singing from morning to night, and he shared the joy of song with children. A beloved illustrator, he was named a Newbery Honoree for his picture book, Freedom Over Me . He also received the Coretta Scott King--Virginia Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, was a May Hill Arbuthnot lecturer, a Coretta Scott King Award winner, and the recipient of countless other awards and recognitions. His books include Freedom Over Me ; Sail Away ; Beautiful Blackbird ; Beat the Story-Drum, Pum Pum ; Let It Shine ; Ashley Bryan's Book of Puppets ; and What a Wonderful World . He lived in Islesford, one of the Cranberry Isles off the coast of Maine.

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