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The emerald lizard

by Pleasant DeSpain · 1999

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A retelling in English and Spanish of fifteen traditional tales from a variety of Latin American countries.

Genre
folklorefolkloreMore like thisLess of thismyths and folkloremyths and folkloreMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of thisLatin AmericaLatin AmericaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 183 pages
Form
short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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