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Author: Lynette ComissiongCondition: NewFormat: PaperbackPages: 48Publisher: Macmillan EducationYear: 2005ISBN: 9780333954386
Long, long ago alligators had smooth, shiny skin. When they came out of the water to lie on the river bank in the morning sun, their skin glistened like emeralds. But nowadays, when alligator come out of the water to lie on the river bank in the morning sun, they don't swish their tails and cock their snouts in the air as they used to do. They don't close their eyes and turn away whenever land creatures pass by. What's more, nowadays they have very rough skin! In this classic, beautifully illustrated Caribbean folk tale, we hear the mysterious and fantastic story of how alligators got rough skin!
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