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The adventures of Aku, or, How it came about that we shall always see Okra the cat lying on a velvet cushion, while Okraman the dog sleeps among the ashes / retold and illustrated by Ashley Bryan.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection PZ8.1.B838 Ad 1976 Bryan copy
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bryan, Ashley, author, illustrator, book designer.
- Standardized Title:
- Adventures of Aku
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Folklore--Africa.
- Folklore.
- Animals--Folklore.
- Animals.
- Anansi (Legendary character)--Legends.
- Anansi.
- Anansi (Legendary character).
- Africa.
- Penn Provenance:
- Bryan, Ashley (autograph) (donor) (Kislak Center copy)
- Ashley Bryan Center (donor) (Kislak Center copy)
- Physical Description:
- [8], 70, [2] pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- Adventures of Aku
- How it came about that we shall always see Okra the cat lying on a velvet cushion, while Okraman the dog sleeps among the ashes
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Atheneum, 1976.
- Summary:
- When sent to retrieve their master's magic ring from Spider Ananse, Okra the cat and Okraman the dog prove their true worth.
- Notes:
- "Printed in the United States of America by Connecticut Printers, Hartford, Connecticut. Bound by A. Horowitz and Son, Fairfield, New Jersey. Designed by Ashley Bryan and Mary M. Ahern"--Verso of title leaf.
- Issued in dust jacket.
- Local Notes:
- Kislak Center copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2019 by Ashley Bryan and the Ashley Bryan Center.
- Kislak Center copy inscribed ("for Ernie + Ken MERRY CHRISTMAS Peace Joy LOVE Ashley AUGUST '76 AFRICAN PROVERB: In a court of fowls, the cockroach never wins his case.") by the author in August 1976 on front free endpaper; inscribed ("for Ernie & Ken Love Ashley 76") by the author on half-title leaf.
- Kislak Center copy: dust jacket retained.
- ISBN:
- 0689305192
- 9780689305191
- OCLC:
- 2432864
- Publisher Number:
- 99982977119
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
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