Why the Sky Is Far Away: A Nigerian Folktale
by Mary-Joan Gerson and Carla Golembe
The sky was once so close to the Earth that people cut parts of it to eat but their... read more
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- Grade
- PK-6
- Genre
- Fairy Tales / Folklore
- Picture Book
Year Published 1974
Word Count 919
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 800L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 7650, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
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NYT Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 1992
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