The magic tree : a tale from the Congo / adapted and illustrated by Gerald McDermott.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McDermott, Gerald, author, illustrator.

Contributor:

Henry Holt and Company, publisher.

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):

Folklore--Congo (Democratic Republic)--Juvenile literature.

Folklore.

Folklore--Congo (Democratic Republic).

Congo (Democratic Republic).

Genre:

Juvenile works.

Penn Provenance:

Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 x 24 cm

Edition:

First revised edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Henry Holt and Company, 1994.

Summary:

Retells a Congolese tale in which an ugly and unloved twin discovers a magic tree that gives him everything he wants.

Notes:

"First Revised Edition--1994"--Verso of title leaf.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.

Banks Collection copy: dust jacket retained.

ISBN:

0805030808

9780805030808

OCLC:

29028108