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Age Range
4 - 7
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
1994-01-01
Page Count
32
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Grade Level
Pre-K - 2nd
ISBN
9780590468435
Lexile
590
Themes
myth

The Bossy Gallito/El Gallo De Bodas: A Traditional Cuban Folktale

Written by Lucía M. González and Illustrated by Lulu Delacre
A new version of a traditional Cuban folktale featuring Gallito, a bossy rooster who runs into trouble while going to a wedding. Along the way, he asks many others for help including some grass, a goat, and a stick. It becomes clear that they all refuse because Gallito never says please. In English and Spanish.
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MY FAVORITES
Age Range
4 - 7
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
1994-01-01
Page Count
32
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Grade Level
Pre-K - 2nd
ISBN
9780590468435
Lexile
590
Themes
myth
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