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More tales of Uncle Remus : further adventures of Brer Rabbit, his friends, enemies, and others / as told by Julius Lester ; illustrated by Jerry Pinkney.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Joanna Banks Collection PZ8.1.L434 Mo 1988
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lester, Julius, 1939-2018.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Brer Rabbit (Trickster).
- Children's stories, American.
- American wit and humor.
- African Americans--Folklore.
- African Americans.
- Tales--United States.
- Tales.
- United States.
- Remus, Uncle (Storyteller)--Juvenile fiction.
- Remus.
- Remus, Uncle (Storyteller).
- Brer Rabbit (Trickster)--Juvenile fiction.
- Brer Rabbit.
- Animals--Folklore.
- Folklore--United States.
- Genre:
- Folklore.
- Fiction.
- Penn Provenance:
- Tehon, Atha (former owner) (Tehon Collection copy)
- Tehon, Susan (donor) (Tehon Collection copy)
- Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 143 pages, 1 unnumbered page : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- [First edition].
- Other Title:
- Further adventures of Brer Rabbit, his friends, enemies, and others
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Dial Books, [©1988]
- Summary:
- Brer Rabbit may not be as big as Brer Bear or as strong as Mr. Man, but no creature has ever had sharper wits. Young and old alike will laugh out loud at his outrageous antics as he once again outmaneuvers his old foes.
- Contents:
- Brer Rabbit gets Brer Fox's dinner
- Brer Rabbit and Brer Fox kill a cow
- Brer Fox and the grapes
- Brer Rabbit falls in love
- Ol' African helps out
- Courting contest
- Brer Rabbit, Brer Coon, and the frogs
- Brer Rabbit's laughing place
- Brer Rabbit gets the house to himself
- Miz Partridge tricks Brer Rabbit
- Famine
- Brer Rabbit, Brer Bear, and the honey
- Brer Snake catches Brer Wolf
- Brer Rabbit gets the meat
- Brer Rabbit scares everybody
- Grinny Granny Wolf
- Fire test
- Brer Rabbit catches Wattle Weasel
- Brer Rabbit and Mr. Man's chickens
- Barbecue
- Brer Alligator learns about trouble
- Brer Fox gets tricked again
- Brer Rabbit and Brer Bullfrog
- Brer Rabbit meets up with Cousin Wildcat
- Brer Rabbit gets a little comeuppance
- Brer Rabbit advises Brer Lion
- Brer Rabbit's money mint
- Brer Rabbit makes a deal with Mr. Man
- Brer Rabbit docors Brer Fox's burns
- Brer Fox sets a fire
- Brer Rabbit builds a tower
- Brer Rabbit saves Brer Wolf
- maybe
- Mammy-Bammy Big-Money takes care of Brer Wolf
- Brer Rabbit and the Gizzard Eater
- Why dogs are always sniffing
- Being fashionable ain't always healthy
- Race.
- Notes:
- "Design by Jane Byers Bierhorst"--t.p. verso.
- "First Edition."
- Designed by Atha Tehon.
- On spine: 2.
- "The publisher wishes to express its sincere thanks to the estate of Joel Chandler Harris for its gracious support during the publication of this new version of 'The Tales of Uncle Remus'."
- Each black-and-white drawing is made of pencil and graphite; and each full-color picture consists of a pencil, graphite, and watercolor painting that is color-separated and reproduced in full color."
- Includes bibliographical references (page 143).
- ALA Notable Book
- Coretta Scott King Award Honor Book.
- Booklist Children's Editors' Choice.
- School Library Journal Best Books of the Year.
- Parenting Magazine Reading-Magic Award.
- New York Public Library One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing.
- Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies.
- Local Notes:
- Tehon Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2014 by Susan Tehon.
- Tehon Collection copy: dust jacket retained.
- Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.
- Banks Collection copy has dustjacket retained with sticker of Coretta Scott King Award pasted on front cover.
- Banks Collection copy is "3" printing.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Lester, Julius. More tales of Uncle Remus.
- ISBN:
- 0803704194 :
- 9780803704190
- 0803704208
- 9780803704206
- OCLC:
- 15054536
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