num_pages: 32
description: From Coretta Scott King Award winner Ashley Bryan comes a vibrant picture book retelling of a West African myth.A long time ago—a very long time ago—Thunder and Lightning didn’t live in the sky. Uh-uh! They lived right in a village on the west coast of Alkebulan, called Africa today. Thunder was a mother sheep and impetuous Lightning was her son. How did they come to leave their home on Earth behind?
language: English
title: The Story of Lightning and Thunder
titlecomplete: The Story of Lightning and Thunder
genres: Animals, Picture Books, Folk Tales, Childrens, Africa
ratings_count: 66
publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers