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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.
Contributor:
Harris, Joel Chandler, 1848-1908.
Pinkney, Jerry, illustrator.
Bierhorst, Jane Byers, designer.
Tehon, Atha.
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):
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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