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Beautiful blackbird / Ashley Bryan.

Bryan, Ashley, (author.).

Summary:

In a story of the Ila people, the colorful birds of Africa ask Blackbird, whom they think is the most beautiful of birds, to decorate them with some of his "blackening brew."

Record details

  • ISBN: 0689847319
  • ISBN: 9780689847318
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unnumbered pages) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
  • Edition: 1st edition
  • Publisher: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2003]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Adapted from a tale from 'The Ila-speaking people from Northern Rhodesia' (now known as Zambia) by Edwin W. Smith and Andrew M. Dale. University Books: New Hyde Park, New York, 1968. vol. 2, pp. 350-51"--Colophon.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 3-7
540L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR LG 3.7 0.5 66794.
Awards Note:
Coretta Scott King Award.
Laura Ingalls Wilder Award.
Subject: Folklore > Zambia.
Folklore > Zambia > Juvenile literature.
Ila (African people) > Folklore.
Ila (African people) > Juvenile folklore.

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  • 53 of 57 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.

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