Gecko's Complaint: A Balinese Folktale (Bilingual Edition - English and Indonesian Text)

by Ann Martin Bowler

Book Overview

This colorfully illustrated multicultural children's book presents a classic Balinese fairy tale--providing an entertaining look into a rich oral tradition.

Featured as a "Top Pick" on TravelForKids.com, Gecko's Complaint tells the story of a Gecko who once lived on the island we now call Bali, in a jungle dense with flowers and vines.

After hundreds of fireflies disturb Gecko's sleep, he complains to kindly Raden, the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0794604846
• ISBN13: 9780794604844
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Periplus Editions
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.3" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 4 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 4