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Product Description: Uncle Remus Stories was first published in 1906 by Joel Chandler Harris, is presented here with full illustrations by A.B . Frost and Harry Rowntree. Uncle Remus is a collection of animal stories, songs, and oral folklore, collected from Southern United States African-Americans...read more

Hardcover:

9780001381872 | Harper Uk, March 1, 1977, cover price $5.95 | About this edition: The tales of Uncle Remus concerning Brer Rabbit and his neighbors are richly illustrated

Paperback:

9781511782760 | Createspace Independent Pub, April 18, 2015, cover price $12.99 | About this edition: Uncle Remus Stories was first published in 1906 by Joel Chandler Harris, is presented here with full illustrations by A.

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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.

Hardcover:

9780679854654 | Har/cas edition (Random House, January 1, 1994), cover price $15.00 | About this edition: 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.

Paperback:

9780553507805 | Reprint edition (Dragonfly, January 6, 2015), cover price $7.99

Miscellaneous:

9781605149110 | Unabridged edition (Findaway World Llc, August 1, 2008), cover price $59.99
9781605143972 | Unabridged edition (Findaway World Llc, May 1, 2008), cover price $39.99

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780974171173 | Abridged edition (Audio Bookshelf, January 30, 2005), cover price $24.95
9780394893013 | Abridged edition (Random House, September 1, 1988), cover price $9.95

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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

Prebinding:

9781439527610 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, August 11, 2008), cover price $22.00 | also contains The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales
9780833593450 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $24.55 | About this edition: 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

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Product Description: A collection of sixteen tales about High John the Conqueror, the traditional trickster hero of blacks during and immediately after the time of slavery.
By Steve Sanfield and John Ward (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780531058077 | Orchard Books, April 1, 1989, cover price $12.95 | also contains Stand Boldly & Shine Brightly!: A Kid's Secret Guide to Facing Bullies | About this edition: A collection of sixteen tales about High John the Conqueror, the traditional trickster hero of blacks during and immediately after the time of slavery

Paperback:

9780874837742 | Reissue edition (August House Pub Inc, April 1, 2005), cover price $11.95 | About this edition: Presents a collection of sixteen tales about High John the Conqueror, the traditional trickster hero of African-Americans during and immediately after the time of slavery.
9780874834338 | Reprint edition (August House Pub Inc, March 1, 1996), cover price $8.95 | About this edition: A collection of sixteen tales about High John the Conqueror, the traditional trickster hero of Blacks during and immediately after the time of slavery
9780440405566 | Reprint edition (Yearling Books, January 1, 1992), cover price $3.50 | About this edition: A collection of sixteen African American folktales focuses on the adventures of High John the Conqueror--a legendary Black folk hero who was always able to outwit and outguess his white slave masters

Prebinding:

9781439535998 | Reissue edition (Paw Prints, August 11, 2008), cover price $20.95 | About this edition: A collection of sixteen tales about High John the Conqueror, the traditional trickster hero of blacks during and immediately after the time of slavery.

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Product Description: Joel Chandler Harris was born in Eatonton, Georgia, the illegitimate son of Mary Harris. At 13 Harris became an apprentice printer on The Countryman. a plantation newspaper edited and published by Joseph Addison Turner, a highly literate planter, lawyer, and writer...read more

Hardcover:

9780448023823 | Grosset & Dunlap, September 1, 1974, cover price $3.95 | About this edition: The antics of Brer Rabbit and his friends leap to life in story and song, with the aid of original illustrations

Paperback:

9781603124287 | Lightning Source Inc, January 30, 2008, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: Joel Chandler Harris was born in Eatonton, Georgia, the illegitimate son of Mary Harris.

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Master Brown agrees to grant Jim his freedom if Jim can stump him with a riddle.
By Angela Shelf Medearis and John Ward (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9781577684411 | Brighter Child, December 26, 2002, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Master Brown agrees to grant Jim his freedom if Jim can stump him with a riddle.
9780525674696 | Lodestar Books, October 1, 1995, cover price $14.99 | About this edition: Master Brown agrees to grant Jim his freedom if Jim can stump him with a riddle

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Celebrating the African-American holiday of Kwanzaa, a collection of original folktales illuminates the seven principles of the celebration-- faith, creativity, collective work and responsibility, purpose, unity, self-determination, and cooperative economics.

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9781570421402 | Hachette Audio, December 1, 1994, cover price $9.98 | About this edition: A collection of original folktales celebrating the African-American holiday illuminates the seven principles of the occasion--faith, creativity, collective work and responsibility, purpose, unity, self-determination, and cooperative economics.

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A retelling in rhymed text and illustrations of three tales about the antics of Brer Rabbit and his friends

Hardcover:

9781562822170 | Reissue edition (Hyperion, January 1, 1992), cover price $13.95 | About this edition: A retelling in rhymed text and illustrations of three tales about the antics of Brer Rabbit and his friends.
9780201092851, titled "More of Brer Rabbit's Tricks." | Addison-Wesley, June 1, 1968, cover price $5.95 | About this edition: A retelling in rhymed text and illustrations of three tales about the antics of Brer Rabbit and his friends.

Paperback:

9781562825782 | Reprint edition (Hyperion, March 1, 1994), cover price $5.95 | About this edition: A retelling in rhymed text and illustrations of three tales about the antics of Brer Rabbit and his friends

Rhymed versions of 'Brer Rabbit and the Tar Baby,' 'Winnianimus Grass,' and 'Hello House,' first collected by J.C. Harris
By Edward Gorey (illustrator) and Ennis Rees

Hardcover:

9781562822156 | Reissue edition (Hyperion, January 1, 1992), cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Rhymed versions of 'Brer Rabbit and the Tar Baby,' 'Winnianimus Grass,' and 'Hello House,' first collected by J.

Paperback:

9781562825775 | Reprint edition (Hyperion, March 1, 1994), cover price $5.95 | About this edition: Rhymed versions of 'Brer Rabbit and the Tar Baby,' 'Winnianimus Grass,' and 'Hello House,' first collected by J.

Reinforced:

9780606057691 | Demco Media, March 1, 1994, cover price $12.20 | About this edition: Rhymed versions of 'Brer Rabbit and the Tar Baby,' 'Winnianimus Grass,' and 'Hello House,' first collected by J.

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Product Description: Virginia Hamilton (1936-2002), a giant in the world of children s literature, was the first African-American woman to win a Newbery Medal and the first children s book author to be awarded a MacArthur Genius Grant. In her prize-winning anthology of American Black folktales, "The People Could Fly," Hamilton has gathered and retold a collection of stories that teach us much, move us deeply, and make us laugh out loud...read more

CD/Spoken Word:

9780974171180 | Abridged edition (Audio Bookshelf, January 30, 2005), cover price $39.95 | About this edition: Virginia Hamilton (1936-2002), a giant in the world of children s literature, was the first African-American woman to win a Newbery Medal and the first children s book author to be awarded a MacArthur Genius Grant.

Reinforced:

9780606028301 | Demco Media, January 1, 1993, cover price $23.35 | About this edition: 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

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A celebrated compilation provides a richly illustrated collection of more than twenty American Black folktales that feature animal trickster tales, supernatural stories, and slave narratives. Coretta Scott King Award winner. Narrated by James Earl Jones. 25,000 first printing. (view table of contents)
By Leo Dillon (illustrator) and Virginia Hamilton

Hardcover:

9780375804717 | Har/com edition (Random House Childrens Books, October 1, 2000), cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Retells African American folktales of animals, fantasy, the supernatural, and desire for freedom, born of the sorrow of the slaves, but passed on in hope.

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Relates how the wily Brer Rabbit outwits Brer Fox who has set out to trap him.
By Danny Glover (contributor) and Joel Chandler Harris

Hardcover:

9780887082504 | Har/cas edition (Picture Book Studio Audio, October 1, 1992), cover price $10.95 | About this edition: Relates how the wily Brer Rabbit outwits Brer Fox who has set out to trap him.

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One he's stuck on the tar baby, Brer Rabbit must find a way of tricking Brer Fox into letting him go

Hardcover:

9780792450559 | Bdd Promotional Book Co, October 1, 1989, cover price $5.98 | About this edition: Once he's stuck on the tar baby, Brer Rabbit must find a way of tricking Brer Fox into letting him go.

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Describes Brer Rabbit's encounters with the Tar-Baby, Brer Fox, Brer Vulture, and Brer Bear
By Mark Davies and Arthur Suydam (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780943718163 | Kipling Pr, March 1, 1989, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Describes Brer Rabbit's encounters with the Tar-Baby, Brer Fox, Brer Vulture, and Brer Bear

Orally tells the stories of Brer Rabbit, Mr. Lion, Brer Terrapin, Brer Fox, Brer Bear, and the Tar Baby

Hardcover:

9780824981426 | Har/cas edition (Ideals Childrens Books, July 1, 1986), cover price $8.95 | About this edition: Orally tells the stories of Brer Rabbit, Mr.

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Born out of the sorrow of the slave, but passed on in hope, this collection of retold African-American folktales explores themes of animals, fantasy, the supernatural, and the desire for freedom. Reprint. Coretta Scott King Award. SLJ. AB. H. NYT. (view table of contents)
By Diane Phd Dillon (illustrator), Leo Dillon (illustrator) and Virginia Hamilton

Hardcover:

9780394869254 | Alfred a Knopf Inc, November 1, 1985, cover price $24.99 | About this edition: 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

Paperback:

9780679843368 | Reprint edition (Alfred a Knopf Inc, January 1, 1993), cover price $13.00 | About this edition: 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

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