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Further tales of Uncle Remus : the misadventures of Brer Rabbit, Brer Fox, Brer Wolf, the Doodang, and other creatures / as told by Julius Lester ; illustrated by Jerry Pinkney.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Joanna Banks Collection PZ8.1.L434 Fu 1990
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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.
- Remus, Uncle (Storyteller)--Juvenile fiction.
- Remus.
- Remus, Uncle (Storyteller).
- Brer Rabbit (Trickster)--Juvenile fiction.
- Brer Rabbit.
- African Americans--Folklore.
- African Americans.
- Tales--United States.
- Tales.
- Plantation life.
- United States.
- Tales--Southern States.
- Southern States.
- Storytelling--Juvenile fiction.
- Storytelling.
- Plantation life--Juvenile fiction.
- Animals--Juvenile fiction.
- Animals.
- Animals--Folklore.
- Folklore--United States.
- Genre:
- Children's stories.
- Folk tales.
- Folk tales -- 1990.
- Dust jackets (Binding) -- 1990.
- Short stories.
- Penn Provenance:
- Tehon, Atha (former owner) (Tehon Collection copy)
- Tehon, Susan (donor) (Tehon Collection copy)
- Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 8 unnumbered pages, 148 pages, 4 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- [First edition].
- Other Title:
- Misadventures of Brer Rabbit, Brer Fox, Brer Wolf, the Doodang, and other creatures
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Dial Books, [©1990]
- Summary:
- A retelling of the classic Afro-American tales relating the adventures and misadventures of Brer Rabbit and his friends and enemies.
- Contents:
- Brer Fox and Mr. Man
- King Lion and Mr. Man
- Brer Fox and Brer Turtle
- Brer Fox gets tricked by the frogs
- Brer Bear gets tricked by Brer Frog
- Brer Bear, Brer Turtle and the rope-pulling contest
- Brer Turtle takes care of Brer Buzzard
- Brer Fox wants to make music
- Pimmerly plum
- Brer Turtle takes flying lessons
- Brer Buzzard and Brer Hawk
- Brer Buzzard bites the dust
- Again
- Wise bird and the foolish bird
- Most-Beautiful-Bird-in-the-World Contest
- Brer Fox and Uncle Mud Turtle
- Creature with no claws
- Brer Polecat finds a winter home
- Brer Bear and Brer Rabbit take care of Brer Fox and Brer Wolf
- Brer Fox gets away for once
- Taily-po
- Brer Rabbit, Brer Fox and the chickens
- Brer Fox tries to get revenge
- Brer Fox and the pigs
- Mr. Benjamin Ram and his wonderful fiddle
- Mr. Benjamin Ram triumphs again
- How the bear nursed the alligators
- Brer Turtle and Brer Mink
- Brer Billy Goat tricks Brer Wolf
- Brer Fox takes Miz Cricket to dinner
- Miz Cricket makes the creatures run
- Story of the Doodang
- Brer Deer and King Sun's daughter
- Teenchy-Tiny Duck's magical satchel.
- Notes:
- "Design by Jane Byers Bierhorst"--t.p. verso.
- "First Edition."
- Designed by Atha Tehon.
- "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."
- On spine: 3.
- ALA Notable Book.
- 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: dustjacket retained.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Lester, Julius. Further tales of Uncle Remus.
- ISBN:
- 0803706103 :
- 9780803706101
- 0803706111
- 9780803706118
- OCLC:
- 18106112
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