Fire Came to the Earth People
Susan L. Roth / Author Yearling Books $4.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-4
Exuberant cut-paper collages animate this retelling of a traditional Dahomean folktale. Ages 5-8. (June)
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Reviewed on: 05/02/1994
Genre: Children's
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