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Ashley Bryan's African tales : uh-huh

Title
Ashley Bryan's African tales : uh-huh / retold and illustrated by Ashley Bryan.
Author
Bryan, Ashley
Publication
  • New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 1998.
  • ©1971
Supplementary Content
  • Publisher description
  • Contributor biographical information

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Description
198 pages : illustrations (some color); 24 cm
Summary
Fourteen tales from Africa full of fun, magic, and few lessons to be learned.
Alternative Title
African tales, uh-huh
Subject
  • Animals > Juvenile fiction
  • Friendship > Juvenile fiction
  • Tales > Africa
  • Folklore > Africa
  • Folklore
  • Tales
  • Friendships > Juvenile fiction
  • Manners and customs
  • Animals
  • Friendship
  • Africa > Social life and customs > Juvenile fiction
  • Africa
Genre/Form
  • Fiction.
  • Juvenile works.
Audience (note)
  • "Age 8-12"--Front flap of dustjacket.
  • Middle School.
Contents
Ananse, the spider in search of a fool -- Frog and his two wives -- Elephant and Frog go courting -- Tortoise, Hare, and the sweet potatoes -- The ox of the wonderful horns -- Hen and Frog -- Why Bush Cow and Elephant are bad friends -- The husband who counted the spoonfuls -- Why Frog and Snake never play together -- How animals got their tails -- Lion and the ostrich chicks -- The son of the wind -- Jackal's favorite game -- The foolish boy.
Call Number
Sc E 23-26
ISBN
  • 0689820763
  • 9780689820762
LCCN
97077743
OCLC
40047237
Author
Bryan, Ashley, author, illustrator.
Title
Ashley Bryan's African tales : uh-huh / retold and illustrated by Ashley Bryan.
Publisher
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 1998.
Copyright Date
©1971
Edition
First Edition.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Audience
"Age 8-12"--Front flap of dustjacket.
Audience
Middle School.
Local Note
Library has author’s authographed copy.
Schomburg copy with dust jacket.
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Publisher description
Contributor biographical information
Research Call Number
Sc E 23-26
J 398.2 B
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