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Paperback:
9780590414333 | Reissue edition (Point, December 1, 1994), cover price $3.50 | About this edition: Six short stories drawn from history record black Americans' struggle for freedom during the days of slavery, chronicling the lives of a blues singer, a cowboy, two lovers forced apart when the girl is sold, and a traveler on the Underground Railroad.
Hardcover:
9780844671482 | Peter Smith Pub Inc, June 1, 2001, cover price $20.75
9780803749535 | Reissue edition (Dial Books for Young Readers, January 1, 1993), cover price $14.99 | About this edition: Six stories about slavery describe the lives of Rambler, a runaway slave for whom music was his only salvation, Ben, the 'perfect' slave, Louis the runaway who could not stop running, and Bob, the cowboy who knew the ways of the wild horse
Paperback:
9780140389814 | Reprint edition (Puffin, January 1, 1998), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: Six short stories drawn from history record Black Americans' struggle for freedom during the days of slavery, chronicling the lives of a blues singer, a cowboy, two lovers forced apart when the girl is sold, and a traveler on the Underground Railroad
9780440949541, titled "Long Journey Home; Stories from Black History." | Dell Pub Co, April 1, 1975, cover price $0.95 | About this edition: Six short stories drawn from history record the black man's struggle for freedom during the days of slavery
Reinforced:
9780606129879 | Reprint edition (Demco Media, January 1, 1998), cover price $14.55 | About this edition: Six short stories drawn from history record Black Americans' struggle for freedom during the days of slavery, chronicling the lives of a blues singer, a cowboy, two lovers forced apart when the girl is sold, and a traveler on the Underground Railroad
Prebinding:
9781439511503 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, July 10, 2008), cover price $15.99 | About this edition: Six timeless stories about slavery describe the lives of Rambler, a runaway slave for whom music was his only salvation; Ben, the "perfect" slave; Louis, the runaway who could not stop running; Bob, the cowboy who knew the ways of wild horses; and others.
9780833516015 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $17.20 | About this edition: Six short stories drawn from history record Black Americans' struggle for freedom during the days of slavery, chronicling the lives of a blues singer, a cowboy, two lovers forced apart when the girl is sold, and a traveler on the Underground Railroad
Hardcover:
9780805005882 | Henry Holt & Co, January 1, 1988, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: The author chronicles his earliest encounters with faith in the figure of his father, a black Methodist minister, his earliest recollections of the lure of Judaism, the South before the Civil Rights movement, and his conversion to Judaism
Paperback:
9781611458022 | Reprint edition (Arcade Pub, August 1, 2013), cover price $14.95
9781559703161 | Reprint edition (Arcade Pub, September 1, 1995), cover price $18.99 | About this edition: The author chronicles his earliest encounters with faith in the figure of his father, a Black Methodist minister, his earliest recollections of the lure of Judaism, the South before the Civil Rights movement, and his conversion to Judaism
9781559701754 | Arcade Pub, October 1, 1991, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: An account of the author's path from his boyhood as the son of a Black Methodist minister in the South to his conversion to Judaism
Hardcover:
9780395605219 | Clarion Books, October 1, 1994, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: A husband does not believe it when his wife tells him that their crying baby is comforted by a huge eagle who flies down with its sharp talons and alights on the baby
Hardcover:
9780803704190 | Dial Books for Young Readers, March 1, 1988, cover price $18.99 | About this edition: A retelling of the continuing adventures and misadventures of Brer Rabbit and his friends and enemies.
Library:
9780803704206 | Dutton Childrens Books, March 1, 1988, cover price $15.89 | About this edition: A retelling of the continuing adventures and misadventures of Brer Rabbit and his friends and enemies.
School and Library:
9780803725645 | Dial Books for Young Readers, September 8, 2005, cover price $21.99 | About this edition: An elderly slave uses the power of his mind to ease the suffering of his fellow slaves and eventually lead them back to Africa.
Hardcover:
9780803728677 | Dial Books for Young Readers, October 1, 2004, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: Offers a collection of thoughts, reflections, and inspiration about life, religion, politics, and social awareness from the Newbery Honor-winning author of 'To Be a Slave.
Prebinding:
9780613084970 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $13.00 | About this edition: A prose retelling of Shakespeare's play in which a jealous general is duped into thinking that his wife has been unfaithful, with tragic consequences
Paperback:
9780590419666 | Scholastic Paperbacks, February 1, 1998, cover price $4.99 | About this edition: A prose retelling of Shakespeare's play in which a jealous general is duped into thinking that his wife has been unfaithful, with tragic consequences
School and Library:
9780590419673 | Scholastic, April 1, 1995, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: A prose retelling of Shakespeare's play in which a jealous general is duped into thinking that his wife has been unfaithful, with tragic consequences
Reinforced:
9780606130097 | Demco Media, February 1, 1998, cover price $12.97 | About this edition: A prose retelling of Shakespeare's play in which a jealous general is duped into thinking that his wife has been unfaithful, with tragic consequences
A fictionalized account of the Biblical tale in which a Hebrew infant, rescued by the daughter of the Pharaoh, passes through a turbulent adolescence to eventually become a prophet of his people while his sister finds her true self as a priestess to the Egyptian gods.A fictionalized account of the Biblical tale in which a Hebrew infant, rescued by the daughter of the Pharaoh, passes through a turbulent adolescence to become a prophet of his people while his sister finds her self as a priestess.
Reinforced:
9780606244534 | Demco Media, September 1, 2002, cover price $14.55 | About this edition: A fictionalized account of the Biblical tale in which a Hebrew infant, rescued by the daughter of the Pharaoh, passes through a turbulent adolescence to eventually become a prophet of his people while his sister finds her true self as a priestess to the Egyptian gods.
Paperback:
9780152066628 | Reprint edition (Houghton Mifflin, March 9, 2009), cover price $6.99
9780064409698 | Reprint edition (Trophy Pr, February 1, 2002), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: A fictionalized account of the Biblical tale in which a Hebrew infant, rescued by the daughter of the Pharaoh, passes through a turbulent adolescence to eventually become a prophet of his people while his sister finds her true self as a priestess to the Egyptian gods.
School and Library:
9780152018269 | Houghton Mifflin, March 1, 2000, cover price $17.00 | About this edition: A fictionalized account of the Biblical tale in which a Hebrew infant, rescued by the daughter of the Pharaoh, passes through a turbulent adolescence to eventually become a prophet of his people while his sister finds her true self as a priestess to the Egyptian gods.
Prebinding:
9781435263673 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, April 25, 2008), cover price $14.99
9780613878357 | Turtleback Books, February 28, 2002, cover price $17.20 | About this edition: A fictionalized account of the Biblical tale in which a Hebrew infant, rescued by the daughter of the Pharaoh, passes through a turbulent adolescence to eventually become a prophet of his people while his sister finds her true self as a priestess to the Egyptian gods.
Paperback:
9780394171647 | Grove Pr, October 1, 1969, cover price $1.25 | About this edition: A collection of essays introduce various facets of the struggle for radical change in American society, ranging from Women's Liberation to the Yippies
Follows the adventures of a little boy named Sam when he matches wits with several tigers that want to eat him.
Reinforced:
9780606188456 | Demco Media, April 1, 2000, cover price $15.85 | About this edition: A retelling of 'Little Black Sambo' relates what happens when a little boy named Sam matches wits with several tigers that want to eat him.
School and Library:
9780803720282 | Dial Books for Young Readers, September 1, 1996, cover price $18.99 | About this edition: A retelling of 'Little Black Sambo' relates what happens when a little boy named Sam matches wits with several tigers that want to eat him
Library:
9780803720299 | Dial Books for Young Readers, September 1, 1996, cover price $15.89 | About this edition: A retelling of 'Little Black Sambo' relates what happens when a little boy named Sam matches wits with several tigers that want to eat him
Prebinding:
9780613286305 | Turtleback Books, March 1, 2001, cover price $17.20 | About this edition: A retelling of 'Little Black Sambo' relates what happens when a little boy named Sam matches wits with several tigers that want to eat him.
Paperback:
9780140562880 | Reprint edition (Puffin, January 1, 2001), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: A retelling of 'Little Black Sambo' relates what happens when a little boy named Sam matches wits with several tigers that want to eat him.
Paperback:
9780152060770 | Reprint edition (Sandpiper, October 1, 2007), cover price $6.00 | About this edition: A young girl who has not uttered a sound since birth is shunned by the people in her village, until they realize how special she is.
School and Library:
9780152007737 | Harcourt Childrens Books, October 1, 2003, cover price $17.00 | About this edition: A young girl who has not uttered a sound since birth is shunned by the people in her village, until they realize how special she is
Hardcover:
9780803702714 | Dial Books for Young Readers, March 1, 1987, cover price $19.99 | About this edition: A retelling of the Afro-American tales about the adventures and misadventures of Brer Rabbit and his friends and enemies.
Paperback:
9780142407202 | Reissue edition (Puffin, December 28, 2006), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: A retelling of the African American tales about the adventures and misadventures of Brer Rabbit and his friends and enemies.
9780141303475 | Reprint edition (Puffin, January 1, 1999), cover price $8.99 | About this edition: A retelling of the Afro-American tales about the adventures and misadventures of Brer Rabbit and his friends and enemies.
Cassette/Spoken Word:
9780788753626 | Unabridged edition (Recorded Books, January 1, 1987), cover price $28.00 | About this edition: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY.
Library:
9780803702721 | Dutton Childrens Books, March 1, 1987, cover price $16.89 | About this edition: A retelling of the Afro-American tales about the adventures and misadventures of Brer Rabbit and his friends and enemies.
Reinforced:
9780606168069, titled "Tales of Uncle Remus the Adventures of Brer Rabbit" | Demco Media, April 1, 1999, cover price $13.20 | About this edition: A retelling of the Afro-American tales about the adventures and misadventures of Brer Rabbit and his friends and enemies.
Prebinding:
9780613178709 | Turtleback Books, March 1, 2001, cover price $19.65 | About this edition: A retelling of the Afro-American tales about the adventures and misadventures of Brer Rabbit and his friends and enemies.
Hardcover:
9780803784918 | Dial Books for Young Readers, April 1, 1982, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: One of the most complex periods in American history is illuminated by the love stories of three couples and their fights for freedom from slavery
Paperback:
9780590440479 | Reissue edition (Scholastic Paperbacks, June 1, 1997), cover price $4.50 | About this edition: One of the most complex periods in American history is illuminated by the love stories of three couples and their fights for freedom from slavery
9780590329248 | Scholastic Paperbacks, June 1, 1985, cover price N/A
| About this edition: One of the most complex periods in American history is illuminated by the love stories of three couples and their fights for freedom from slavery
| About this edition: One of the most complex periods in American history is illuminated by the love stories of three couples and their fights for freedom from slavery
Prebinding:
9780613071215 | Turtleback Books, March 1, 2001, cover price $12.40 | About this edition: No Description Available
9780808571957 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $12.40
Hardcover:
9780803731721 | Reissue edition (Dial Books for Young Readers, December 28, 2006), cover price $16.99 | About this edition: One of the most complex periods in American history is illuminated by the love stories of three couples and their fights for freedom from slavery.
Hardcover:
9780786295005 | Large print edition (Thorndike Pr, May 2, 2007), cover price $23.95 | About this edition: Ekundayo, a Dogon spirit brought to America from Africa, inhabits the body of a young African American slave on a Virginia plantation, where he experiences loss, sorrow, and reconciliation in the months preceding the Civil War.
Paperback:
9780374375973 | Farrar Straus & Giroux, March 21, 2006, cover price $15.99
School and Library:
9780374371784 | Farrar Straus & Giroux, March 21, 2006, cover price $17.00 | About this edition: Ekundayo, a Dogon spirit brought to America from Africa, inhabits the body of a young African American slave on a Virginia plantation, where he experiences loss, sorrow, and reconciliation in the months preceding the Civil War.
Reinforced:
9780606203777 | Demco Media, February 1, 2002, cover price $15.65 | also contains To Be a Slave | About this edition: A compilation of the reminiscences of slaves and ex-slaves about their experiences from the leaving of Africa through the Civil War and into the early twentieth century.
9780606009898 | Demco Media, October 1, 1995, cover price $11.76 | also contains To Be a Slave | About this edition: Early slave narratives and interviews during the 1930's with ex-slaves provide the source material for this examination of American slavery from the viewpoint of its victims
Prebinding:
9781439511510 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, July 10, 2008), cover price $15.99 | About this edition: 1969 Newbery Honor Book 1968 School Library Journal Best Book of the Year In an intensely personal new introduction written for this thirtieth anniversary edition, Julius Lester states that at age ten, when his father told him his family's history went back to a bill of sale and no further, the words were one of the defining moments of my life.
Hardcover:
9780803723474 | 30 annual edition (Dial Books for Young Readers, October 1, 1998), cover price $20.00 | About this edition: A compilation of the reminiscences of slaves and ex-slaves about their experiences from the leaving of Africa through the Civil War and into the early twentieth century
9780803789555 | Dial Books for Young Readers, November 1, 1968, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: A compilation, selected from various sources and arranged chronologically, of the reminiscences of slaves and ex-slaves about their experiences from the leaving of Africa through the Civil War and into the early twentieth century.
Paperback:
9780142403860 | Reissue edition (Puffin, December 29, 2005), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: A chronological compilation of the reminiscences of slaves and ex-slaves about their experiences from the leaving of Africa through the Civil War and into the early twentieth century.
9780141310015 | Puffin, December 1, 2000, cover price $6.99 | About this edition: A compilation of the reminiscences of slaves and ex-slaves about their experiences from the leaving of Africa through the Civil War and into the early twentieth century.
9780590424608 | Reissue edition (Scholastic Paperbacks, September 1, 1988), cover price $5.99 | About this edition: Early slave narratives and interviews during the 1930's with ex-slaves provide the source material for this examination of American slavery from the viewpoint of its victims
9780590329231 | Scholastic Paperbacks, June 1, 1985, cover price $2.50 | About this edition: Early slave narratives and interviews during the 1930's with ex-slaves provide the source material for this examination of American slavery from the viewpoint of its victims
Reinforced:
9780606203777 | Demco Media, February 1, 2002, cover price $15.65 | also contains To Be a Slave | About this edition: A compilation of the reminiscences of slaves and ex-slaves about their experiences from the leaving of Africa through the Civil War and into the early twentieth century.
9780606009898 | Demco Media, October 1, 1995, cover price $11.76 | also contains To Be a Slave | About this edition: Early slave narratives and interviews during the 1930's with ex-slaves provide the source material for this examination of American slavery from the viewpoint of its victims
Prebinding:
9780613337328 | Turtleback Books, March 1, 2001, cover price $17.20 | About this edition: A compilation of the reminiscences of slaves and ex-slaves about their experiences from the leaving of Africa through the Civil War and into the early twentieth century.
9780808565628 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $11.80
9780613902083 | Turtleback Books, February 1, 1986, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Early slave narratives and interviews during the 1930's with ex-slaves provide the source material for this examination of American slavery from the viewpoint of its victims
Prebinding:
9781417770045 | Turtleback Books, January 1, 2006, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: A chronological compilation of the reminiscences of slaves and ex-slaves about their experiences from the leaving of Africa through the Civil War and into the early twentieth century.
Hardcover:
9780803724518 | Dial Books for Young Readers, October 1, 1999, cover price $40.00 | About this edition: 'Tales from Uncle Remus' 'More Tales from Uncle Remus', 'Further Tales from Uncle Remus' and 'Last Tales from Uncle Remus' have been brought together for this colorfully illustrated compilation for readers of all ages.
School and Library:
9780590864688 | Scholastic, February 1, 1999, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Discovering that making a world takes a lot of work, God calls on his secretary Bruce and the angel Shaniqua to help him create bushes, grass, flowers, and butterflies
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