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Medio Pollito/Half Chicken

by Alma Flor Ada · 1995

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In this enchanting bilingual folktale about the creation of the weather vane, an unusual chicken sets out for adventure. Half-Chicken, who has one eye, one leg and one wing, has many adventures that take him far and wide—until he's carried straight to the top in this lively retelling of a traditional folktale.

Genre
folklorefolkloreMore like thisLess of thismyths and folkloremyths and folkloreMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of thisSpainSpainMore like thisLess of thisMexicoMexicoMore like thisLess of this
Audience
picture bookschildrens
Length
short · 40 pages

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