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A little boy in a small Zimbabwean village learns a lesson in patience from his mother while waiting for the hen to hatch her eggs--the promised sign for his father's long-anticipated return.
By Jennifer Bent (illustrator) and Janie Hampton

Hardcover:

9780872265110 | Peter Bedrick Books, September 1, 1993, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: A little boy in a small Zimbabwean village learns a lesson in patience from his mother, as he helps her make their own bricks while waiting for the hen to hatch her eggs--the promised sign for his father's long anticipated return

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When Yaa, who loves to talk while she works, hits the sky god one too many times with her pestle he disappears high up into the heavens and the villagers decide to build a tower to heaven to find him.
By Jennifer Bent (illustrator) and Ruby Dee

School and Library:

9780805014600 | Henry Holt & Co, March 1, 1991, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: A retelling of an African folktale chronicles the story of Yaa, an old woman who angers Onyankopon, the sky god, and builds a tower to try to talk to the god again

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An alphabet book of terms associated with the Carribean, accompanied by explanatory rhymes.
By John Agard and Jennifer Bent (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780805011777 | Henry Holt & Co, September 1, 1989, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: A poet and a Jamaican artist collaborate using the alphabet, rhythmical cadences, and vivid pictures to introduce the sights and sounds of Caribbean life

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