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Brothers of the knight / Debbie Allen ; pictures by Kadir Nelson.

Kislak Center for Special Collections - Joanna Banks Collection PZ8.A4167 Br 1999
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Kislak Center for Special Collections - Tehon Collection PZ8.A4167 Br 1999 copy 2
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Allen, Debbie, 1950- author.
Contributor:
Nelson, Kadir, illustrator.
Darcy, Pamela, book designer.
Tehon, Atha, book designer.
Dial Books for Young Readers, publisher.
Atha Tehon Thiras Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
Joanna Banks Collection of African American Books (University of Pennsylvania)
Joanna Banks Collection of African American Children's Books (University of Pennsylvania)
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Fairy tales--Parodies, imitations, etc--Juvenile literature.
Fairy tales.
Folklore--Parodies, imitations, etc--Juvenile literature.
Folklore.
Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--Juvenile literature.
Harlem (New York, N.Y.).
Folklore--Germany.
New York (State)--New York--Harlem.
Genre:
Juvenile works.
Parodies, imitations, etc.
Fiction.
Parodies (Literature)
Penn Provenance:
Tehon, Atha (former owner) (Tehon Collection copies 1 & 2)
Tehon, Susan (donor) (Tehon Collection copies 1 & 2)
Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)
Physical Description:
36 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Edition:
[First edition].
Place of Publication:
New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, [1999]
Summary:
In this contemporary retelling of the fairy tale "Twelve Dancing Princesses," an African-American reverend in Harlem endeavors to discover why the shoes of his twelve sons are worn to pieces every morning.
Notes:
"Designed by Pamela Darcy"--Colophon.
Designed by Atha Tehon.
"The each full-color painting, a pencil drawing was created, which was photocopies. Oil paints were then applied to the photocopy."--Colophon.
Local Notes:
Tehon Collection copies 1 & 2 presented to the Penn Libraries in 2014 by Susan Tehon.
Tehon Collection copies 1 & 2: dust jackets retained.
Banks Collection copy has illegible autograph dated 5 June 2004 on title leaf.
Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.
Banks Collection copy: dust jacket retained.
ISBN:
0803724888
9780803724884
OCLC:
40510486

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