TY - GEN AU - McDermott, Gerald TI - Monkey: a trickster tale from India SN - 9780152165963 CY - China KW - Folklore KW - Myths, Fables or Tales KW - Kindergarten's Literature KW - Playing Tricks N2 - Monkey is hungry for the delicious mangoes on the island in the river, but he can't swim! How will he get there? Crocodile offers to carry Monkey across the water on his back, so Monkey hops aboard. Trouble is, Crocodile is hungry, too—for Monkey! Will clever Monkey come up with a way to get the mangoes and escape Crocodile's sharp teeth? Master storyteller and artist Gerald McDermott brings the vibrant colors of India to his telling of this classic trickster tale, which has plenty of cleverness and a sprinkling of mischief ER -