title: How the Animals Got Their Colors: Animal Myths from Around the World
author:  Michael Rosen 
description: Grade 2-5-- Nine animal stories from around the world grace this collection. Although the tales may have originated in North America, China, or India, all explain or account for an animal's unusual markings, from the yellow eyes of the coyote, to the stripes of the tiger and the peacock's bright feathers. The stories are clearly and casually told; they are humorous, righteous, and revealing. A glossary provides information on their origins and includes a short summary about each animal. The illustrations interpret the action with bold, abstract, cut-out paper designs that burst from the pages with bright aggressive color and the rhythm of a folk dance. Their style unifies the collection while also providing a visual separation between the tales by using different background colors for each animal. With its simplicity and eye-catching design, this collection will be enjoyed by children who are interested in wild animals, other cultures, and creation myths. --Martha Topol, Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City, MI<br />Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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  IT happened at that time when our Lord created the world, when He not only
  made heaven and earth, but all the animals and the vegetable growths as well,
  at the same time giving them their names.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  There have been many histories concerning that time, and if we knew them all,
  we would then have light upon everything in this world which we cannot now
  comprehend.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  At that time it happened, one day, when our Lord sat in His Paradise and
  painted the little birds, that the colors in our Lord's paint pot gave out,
  and the goldfinch would have been without color if our Lord had not wiped all
  His paint brushes on its feathers.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  It was then that the donkey got his long ears, because he could not remember
  the name that had been given him. No sooner had he taken a few st