The time-ago tales of Jahdu / by Virginia Hamilton ; illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002, author.

Contributor:

Hogrogian, Nonny, illustrator.

Macmillan 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):

African Americans--Juvenile fiction.

African Americans.

Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--Juvenile fiction.

Harlem (New York, N.Y.).

Short stories.

Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--Fiction.

New York (State)--New York--Harlem.

Afro-American author.

Local Subjects:

Afro-American author.

Genre:

Fiction.

Juvenile works.

Children's stories.

Penn Provenance:

Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)

Anacostia Neigborhood Museum, Washington, D.C. (stamp) (Banks Collection copy)

Physical Description:

61 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Macmillan, 1969.

Summary:

Mama Luka of Harlem had told Lee Edward many stories about Jahdu, including a story with a strong taste, a heavy story, and a story full of mischief, but not until the cool and fresh story does Jahdu assume even a temporary identity.

Contents:

How Jahdu found his power

How Jahdu took care of trouble

How young owl and almost everybody grew tired of Jahdu

How Jahdu became himself.

Notes:

"Copyright © Virginia Hamilton, 1969"--verso of title page

"Copyright © The Macmillan Company 1969"--verso of title page.

Local Notes:

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

Kislak Center Banks Collection copy retains dust jacket.

Kislak Center Banks Collection copy formerly the property of Anacostia Neigborhood Museum in Washington D.C.

OCLC:

24172