Why The Sky Is Far Away: A Nigerian Folktale
No. of pages 32
Published: 2005
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There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2005 by Little, Brown & Company .
Deborah Heiligman is an award-winning author of numerous children's books. She specializes in simplifying complex subjects for young people, particularly in the areas of science and social studies. Heiligman writes fiction as well as nonfiction for both early readers and middle-grade students. Some of her titles include Babies: All You Need to Know , High Hopes: A Photobiography of John F. Kennedy , and From Caterpillar to Butterfly . She lives in New York City. Carla Golembe is an award-winning painter, illustrator, author, and teacher. She has received accolades for her children's books from The New York Times , Parents' Choice, and the American Folklore Society. Golembe teaches painting and drawing at DelRay Beach Center for the Arts and the Boca Raton Museum Art School. To learn more, visit carlagolembe. com or follow @carlagolembe on Twitter. Mary-Joan Gerson is a psychologist, world-traveler and distinguished writer. She has published three books for children, including Why the Sky is Far Away (1992), which was a New York Times best illustrated book. She lives with her husband in New York City. Fiesta Femenina is her first title for Barefoot Books.