Ackamarackus : Julius Lester's sumptuously silly fantastically funny fables / [written by] Julius Lester ; illustrated by Emilie Chollat.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lester, Julius, 1939-2018.

Contributor:

Chollat, Emilie, illustrator.

Kostiw, Marijka, designer.

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):

Fables--Juvenile literature.

Fables.

Animals--Juvenile fiction.

Animals.

Animals--Fiction.

Genre:

Picture books collection.

Animals collection.

Fiction.

Juvenile works.

Fables.

Penn Provenance:

Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)

Physical Description:

[8], 40 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm

Edition:

First edition

Other Title:

Julius Lester's sumptuously silly fantastically funny fables

Place of Publication:

New York : Scholastic Press, [2001].

Summary:

A collection of six original fables with morals both silly and serious.

Contents:

How Bernard the bee lost his buzz

The flies learn to fly

How the lion became king of the jungle

Anna the angry ant

Ellen the eagle finds her place in the world

The incredible adventure of Adalbert the alligator.

Notes:

"First edition, March 2001."

On dustjacket: Ackamarackus - a tale of explanation that seeks to convince through deception; a 'tall' story, a hackneyed tale, nonsense, malarkey--Oxford English Dictionary.

"The display type was set in Matrix Regular, Matrix Wide, Matrix Narrow, and Matrix Script Bold."

"The text type was set in 13-point Matrix."

"The illustrations were done in acrylic and collage."

"Book design by Marijka Kostiw."

Local Notes:

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

Banks Collection copy: dustjacket retained.

Banks Collection copy has "Reinforced binding".

ISBN:

0590489135

9780590489133

0590489143

9780590489140

OCLC:

44084140