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1) John Henry
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain.
2) John Henry
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain.
5) All stuck up
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c1990
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
30 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Brer Fox makes a tar baby in order to catch Brer Rabbit, so when Brer Rabbit shakes hands, he'll get stuck. About fifty sentences, with one or two per gracefully color-cartooned page, this tale is reduced to the most basic motifs, but it does respect the ones it keeps. It will be a book to hand to kids who clamor for a version they can read for themselves
Author
Publisher
Phyllis Fogelman Books
Pub. Date
c2000
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 x 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
When they try to find out who is doing their chores while they are working in the field, a childless couple discovers that the two stones they have brought home are actually two bewitched orphans.
10) When birds could talk & bats could sing: the adventures of Bruh Sparrow, Sis Wren, and their friends
Author
Publisher
Blue Sky Press
Pub. Date
1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
63 p. : col. ill. ; 32 cm.
Language
English
Description
A collection of stories, featuring sparrows, jays, buzzards, and bats, based on those African American tales originally written down by Martha Young on her father's plantation in Alabama after the Civil War.
11) Brer Rabbit
Author
Publisher
Courage Books
Pub. Date
c1995
Physical Desc
51 p. : col. ill. ; 34 cm.
Language
English
Description
Welcome to the Old Plantation, a place where rabbits trick, foxes hunt, turtles race, possums play dead, bears swing upside-down, and everyone gets caught up in the laughter and music of life. You will too.
Author
Publisher
Distributed by Random House
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
[32] p. : col. ill. ; 32 cm.
Language
English
Description
In this retelling of a folktale, a group of slaves, unable to bear their sadness and starvation any longer, calls upon the African magic that allows them to fly away.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c1997
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 30 cm.
Language
English
Description
Old Sam hires a man to help out at his saw mill, and the hired hand also teaches Sam's lazy son a lesson about how to treat people.
Series
Disney's wonderful world of reading volume 13
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[1974, c1973]
Physical Desc
[42] pages illustrations are in color 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Brer Rabbit outwits Brer Fox and Brer Bear when they try to trick him.
Author
Publisher
Distributed by Random House
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 4
Physical Desc
xii, 178 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Retold Afro-American folktales of animals, fantasy, the supernatural, and desire for freedom, born of the sorrow of the slaves, but passed on in hope. The well-known author retells 24 black American folk tales in sure storytelling voice: animal tales, supernatural tales, fanciful and cautionary tales, and slave tales of freedom. All are beautifully readable. With the added attraction of 40 wonderfully expressive paintings by the Dillons, this collection...
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Pub. Date
c1986
Physical Desc
vii, 40 p. : ill. (some col.), music ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
A retelling of five tales in which crafty Brer Rabbit tries to outsmart all the other creatures in the animal community. Includes lyrics and music to the song, "Hominy Grove.".
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