00000cam a22000004a 4500 UP-99796217604034303 Buklod 20230503092542.0 a r |||| u| ta 070501s2002 xx r |||| u|eng d 9715062016 (iLib)UPD-00000237516 DEDUC eng fil CB 1184 Bhunjun, Mirana R. Medina The arrogant ape and the wise firefly story written and illustrated by Mirana R. Medina-Bhunjun. Manila University of Santo Tomas Pub. House c2002. [26] p. col. ill. Text in English and Filipino. "Based on a Visayan folktale." Title from cover. "...highly recommended in terms of imaginative handling of figures, color and general design..." In Palawan, there lives Aylirog, toughest of all the apes. He is large and arrogant and enjoys throwing his weight around. One evening as he is falling asleep, he sees a light coming toward him. It is Alitaptap, a little firefly. Aylirog stops him and tells him he is not allowed to pass through that part of the forest because it belongs to the apes. What does Alitaptap have to do to get through the forest to see his dying mother? Finalist 1st Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY) illustrators prize 1984. Apes Juvenile literature. Fireflies Juvenile literature. Book FI Monograph UPD DEDUC CB 1184 Book