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Rain player

by David Wisniewski

Set in the ancient Maya civilisation, this tale follows a young ball player who challenges the rain god to a game of pok-a-tok to save his people from a devastating drought. The story is accompanied by cut-paper illustrations.

Accession 4156 ISBN 0395551129 Publisher Clarion
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