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Abiyoyo : based on a South African lullaby and folk story / text by Pete Seeger ; illustrations by Michael Hays.

Kislak Center for Special Collections - Joanna Banks Collection PZ8.1.S453 Ac 1986 copy 2
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Seeger, Pete, 1919-2014.
Contributor:
Hays, Michael, 1956- illustrator.
Joanna Banks Collection of African American Books (University of Pennsylvania)
Joanna Banks Collection of African American Children's Books (University of Pennsylvania)
Series:
Reading rainbow book
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Folklore--South Africa--Juvenile fiction.
Folklore.
Magicians--Folklore--Juvenile fiction.
Magicians.
Giants--Folklore--Juvenile fiction.
Giants.
Practical jokes--Juvenile fiction.
Practical jokes.
Lullabies--Folklore--Juvenile fiction.
Lullabies.
Musicians--Folklore--Juvenile fiction.
Musicians.
Music--Folklore--Juvenile fiction.
Music.
Ukulele--Folklore--Juvenile fiction.
Ukulele.
Magic wands--Folklore--Juvenile fiction.
Magic wands.
Magic--Folklore--Juvenile fiction.
Magic.
Fathers and sons--Folklore--Juvenile fiction.
Fathers and sons.
Exile (Punishment)--Folklore--Juvenile fiction.
Exile (Punishment).
Folklore--South Africa.
Magicians--Folklore.
Giants--Folklore.
South Africa.
Genre:
Family stories -- 1986.
Fiction.
Juvenile works.
Folk tales -- 1986.
Folklore.
Lullabies (Songs)
Penn Provenance:
Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)
Physical Description:
[48] unnumbered pages : color illustrations, music ; 26 cm
Place of Publication:
New York : Macmillan Publishing Company ; London : Collier Macmillan Publishers, [©1986].
Summary:
Banished from the town for making mischief, a little boy and his father are welcomed back when they find a way to make the dreaded giant Abiyoyo disappear.
Notes:
"The text of this book is set in 14 pt. Plantin."
"The illustrations are set in oil on linen."
Local Notes:
Kislak Center Banks Collection copies 1 & 2 presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.
Banks Collection copies 1 & 2: dustjackets retained.
Banks Collection copy 2 dustjacket has "Reading Rainbow Book" sticker on front.
Banks Collection copy 2 has pocket of Prince George's County Memorial Library and "Withdrawn" stamped on front free end paper.
ISBN:
0027814904 :
9780027814903
9781442003590
1442003596
0689718101
9780689718106
032903586X
9780329035860
OCLC:
12344963

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