The Story of Lightning and Thunder
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
The Story of Lightning and Thunder
By (Author) Ashley Bryan
Illustrated by Ashley Bryan
Simon & Schuster
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
1st January 1991
United States
Classifications
Children
Fiction
398.260966
Physical Properties
Hardback
32
Width 203mm, Height 254mm, Spine 10mm
399g
Description
From Coretta Scott King Award winner Ashley Bryan comes a vibrant picture book retelling of a West African myth.
A long time agoa very long time agoThunder and Lightning didnt live in the sky. Uh-uh! They lived right in a village on the west coast of Alkebulan, called Africa today. Thunder was a mother sheep and impetuous Lightning was her son. How did they come to leave their home on Earth behind
Author Bio
Ashley Bryan (19232022) 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 KingVirginia 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 includeFreedom Over Me;Sail Away;Beautiful Blackbird;Beat the Story-Drum, Pum Pum;Let It Shine;Ashley Bryans Book of Puppets; andWhat a Wonderful World. He livedin Islesford, one of the Cranberry Isles off the coast of Maine.
