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Uncle Remus : the complete tales / with a new introduction, as told by Julius Lester ; illustrated by Jerry Pinkney.

Kislak Center for Special Collections - Tehon Collection PZ8.1.L434 Un 1999
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Language:
English
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Local Subjects:
Genre:
  • Folklore.
Penn Provenance:
  • Tehon, Atha (former owner) (Tehon Collection copy)
  • Tehon, Susan (donor)
Physical Description:
2 unnumbered pages, viii, 696 pages, 2 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Edition:
[First edition].
Place of Publication:
New York : Phyllis Fogelman Books, [1999]
Summary:
The tales made famous by Joel Chandler Harris now retold in a "modified contemporary southern black English" that preserves the story line, wit and playfulness and also makes them more accessible today.
Contents:
  • Book I. The tales of Uncle Remus:The Adventures of Brer Rabbit
  • Book II. More tales of Uncle Remus: Further adventures of Brer Rabbit, his friends, enemies, and others
  • Book III. Further tales of Uncle Remus: The misadventures of Brer Rabbit, Brer Fox, Brer Wolf, the Doodang, and other creatures
  • Book IV. The last tales of Uncle Remus.
Notes:
  • "First Edition."
  • Includes index.
  • "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."
  • Reprint in one volume of works originally published separately, 1987-1994.
  • Designed by Atha Tehon.
  • Each book paged separately.
  • Design by Jane Byers Bierhorst.
Local Notes:
  • Tehon Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2014 by Susan Tehon.
  • Tehon Collection copy: dust jacket retained.
ISBN:
  • 0803724519
  • 9780803724518
OCLC:
40668296
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