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In this retelling of a West African tale, Ma Sheep Thunder and her impetuous son Ram Lightning are forced to leave their home on Earth because of the trouble Ram causes
Paperback:
9780689824500, titled "The Story of Lightning & Thunder" | Reprint edition (Aladdin Paperbacks, December 1, 1998), cover price $5.99 | About this edition: In this retelling of a West African tale, Ma Sheep Thunder and her impetuous son Ram Lightning are forced to leave their home on Earth because of the trouble Ram causes
School and Library:
9780689318368, titled "The Story of Lightning & Thunder" | Atheneum, October 1, 1993, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: In this retelling of a West African tale, Ma Sheep Thunder and her impetuous son Ram Lightning are forced to leave their home on Earth because of the trouble Ram causes
Reinforced:
9780606162821, titled "Story of Lightning and Thunder" | Demco Media, April 1, 1999, cover price $14.26 | About this edition: In this retelling of a West African tale, Ma Sheep Thunder and her impetuous son Ram Lightning are forced to leave their home on Earth because of the trouble Ram causes
Prebinding:
9780613121590 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $14.15 | About this edition: In this retelling of a West African tale, Ma Sheep Thunder and her impetuous son Ram Lightning are forced to leave their home on Earth because of the trouble Ram causes
School and Library:
9780689820762 | Atheneum, October 1, 1998, cover price $24.99 | About this edition: Collects a variety of African folk tales, including 'Ananse the Spider in Search of a Fool,' 'The Ox of the Wonderful Horns,' 'Why Frog and Snake Never Play Together,' and 'Lion and the Ostrich Chicks'
School and Library:
9780152008055 | Houghton Mifflin, October 1, 1998, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: A collection of original poems created from riddles of various African tribes
School and Library:
9780689818776 | Atheneum, October 1, 1998, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: Five poems by Langston Hughes and one anonymous one translated from the Spanish present the story of the first Christmas from different perspectives
School and Library:
9780689812095 | Atheneum, August 1, 1997, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: Each letter of the alphabet is represented by a line from a poem by different African American poets, describing an aspect of the black experience.
A lavishly illustrated fable follows the story of the People and how they used the power of the spoken word and its masters, the Storytellers, to win over the mythical kingdoms of the earth, sea, and sky. Reprint. C.
Paperback:
9780064434751 | Reprint edition (Harpercollins Childrens Books, January 1, 1997), cover price $7.99 | About this edition: Long ago, Elephant ruled the forest, Shark ruled the sea, and Hawk ruled the sky, until the People discovered a unique power that enabled them to dominate the other creatures.
School and Library:
9780805041194 | Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, October 15, 1996, cover price $19.99 | About this edition: A collection of poems primarily about nature and the seasons but also concerned with chocolate and scary movies
Includes five illustrated spirituals dealing with the birth of Christ, with printed music for voice and piano
Reinforced:
9780606120685 | Demco Media, October 1, 1996, cover price $12.41 | About this edition: Five illustrated spirituals dealing with the birth of Christ on the first Christmas morning.
Paperback:
9780064434379 | Reissue edition (Harpercollins Childrens Books, April 1, 1996), cover price $7.99 | About this edition: A collection of poems and paintings celebrates the beauty of nature and the joys of everyday life, and depicts characteristics of African American culture
Library:
9780060208332 | Harpercollins, September 1, 1992, cover price $14.89 | About this edition: A collection of poems and paintings celebrating the ups and downs of life
Reinforced:
9780606086066 | Demco Media, April 1, 1996, cover price $16.20 | About this edition: A collection of poems and paintings celebrates the beauty of nature and the joys of everyday life, and depicts characteristics of African American culture
Prebinding:
9780785780106 | Turtleback Books, March 1, 1992, cover price $18.40 | About this edition: A collection of poems and paintings celebrates the beauty of nature and the joys of everyday life, and depicts characteristics of African American culture
Four folktales from different parts of Africa include the title story, in which a clever mongoose outwits a foolish lion while rescuing six ostrich chicks. Reprint. Coretta Scott King Honor Book. SLJ. H.
Hardcover:
9780689313110 | Atheneum, October 1, 1986, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: Four traditional African tales--'The Foolish Boy,' Lion and the Ostrich Chicks,' 'Jackal and Hare,' and 'The Son of the Wind'--represent the diverse cultures of four African peoples, including the Hausa, Angolans, Masai, and Bushmen
Paperback:
9780689807138 | Aladdin Paperbacks, January 1, 1996, cover price $6.95 | About this edition: Four folktales from different parts of Africa include the title story, in which a clever mongoose outwits a foolish lion while rescuing six ostrich chicks
Reinforced:
9780606095570 | Demco Media, January 1, 1996, cover price $14.87 | About this edition: Four folktales from different parts of Africa include the title story, in which a clever mongoose outwits a foolish lion while rescuing six ostrich chicks
Hardcover:
9780688116675 | Reprint edition (William Morrow & Co, September 1, 1993), cover price $14.00 | About this edition: A collection of Christmas poems, songs, and stories relating to African Americans includes holiday recipes
Paperback:
9780689717284 | Reprint edition (Aladdin Paperbacks, September 1, 1993), cover price $4.95 | About this edition: A small boy with a very long name is challenged by his grandmother to find out her real name
School and Library:
9780689315787 | Atheneum, October 1, 1989, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: A small boy with a very long name is challenged by his grandmother to find out her real name.
Reinforced:
9780606056731 | Demco Media, September 1, 1993, cover price $11.59 | About this edition: A small boy with a very long name is challenged by his grandmother to find out her real name
School and Library:
9780689317996 | Reissue edition (Atheneum, February 1, 1993), cover price $17.99 | About this edition: A spider, frogs, a tortoise, and a magic ox are among the characters in a collection of five traditional tales from Africa
Hardcover:
9780060208295 | Harpercollins Childrens Books, September 1, 1992, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: A collection of poems and paintings celebrating the ups and downs of life
When his handsome older brothers set off to woo the beautiful Princess Yakami, ugly Sh-ko must carry their bags, but his luck changes after meeting a rabbit who lost his fur coat.
School and Library:
9780689314469 | Simon & Schuster, October 1, 1991, cover price $13.99 | About this edition: When his handsome older brothers set off to woo the beautiful Princess Yakami, ugly Sh-ko must carry their bags, but his luck changes after meeting a rabbit who lost his fur coat.
School and Library:
9780689504945 | Margaret K McElderry, October 1, 1991, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: An illustrated collection of black spirituals about Old Testament heroes.
School and Library:
9780689316623 | Atheneum, April 1, 1991, cover price $18.99 | About this edition: A selection of twenty spirituals, that distinctive music from the time of slavery, includes piano accompaniment and guitar chords
Cassette/Spoken Word:
9781559940467 | Caedmon Audio Cassette, October 1, 1989, cover price $9.95
Paperback:
9780395544853 | Houghton Mifflin School, January 1, 1989, cover price $15.56
Hardcover:
9780676316902, titled "Cats Purr" | Har/cas edition (Amer School Pub, April 1, 1987), cover price $33.65 | About this edition: Cat and Rat are friends, but when Rat tricks Cat and plays the cat drum, which only cats may play, Cat ends up swallowing the drum, and that is how he got his purr.
School and Library:
9780689310867 | Atheneum, March 1, 1985, cover price $14.99 | About this edition: Cat and Rat are friends, but when Rat tricks Cat and plays the cat drum, which only cats may play, Cat ends up swallowing the drum, and that is how he got his purr.
School and Library:
9780689309151 | Atheneum, October 1, 1982, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: The words and music for twenty-five traditional spirituals, including When the Saints and Old Time Religion, are accompanied by woodcut illustrations
The music and lyrics of two dozen Black spirituals are presented
Paperback:
9780689704857 | Atheneum, March 1, 1981, cover price $2.95 | About this edition: A collection of familiar and lesser-known spirituals including 'Walk Together Children,' 'Little David Play on Your Harp,' 'I Got Shoes,' and others.
Hardcover:
9780689501401 | Atheneum, October 1, 1979, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Angry at his brother for not taking him deep-sea fishing, Jethro stomps off, meets a jumbie, and enlists its help in changing his brother's mind.
Paperback:
9780689711497 | Reprint edition (Aladdin Paperbacks, August 1, 1987), cover price $6.95 | About this edition: Spider Ananse gets Granny started dancing so he can raid her garden, but his own trick does him in.
Reinforced:
9780606013291 | Demco Media, August 1, 1987, cover price $13.30 | About this edition: Spider Ananse gets Granny started dancing so he can raid her garden, but his own trick does him in.
Hardcover:
9780689305191 | Atheneum, August 1, 1976, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: When sent to retrieve their master's magic ring from Spider Ananse, Okra the cat and Okraman the dog prove their true worth
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