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LILA AND THE SECRET OF RAIN

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Conway
Author's First Name: 
David
Illustrator's First Name: 
Jude
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Daly
Publisher: 
Frances Lincoln
Publication Date: 
2008

This original folktale about a withering drought in Kenya pits a young girl against the implacable forces of nature. Stylized acrylic illustrations convey the richly colored but severe landscape Lila traverses as she attempts to save her village.

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