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A collection of five tales in which Brer Rabbit outwits Brer Fox, Brer Wolf, and Brer Bear in order to ensure his family's survival during a drought.
By Joel Chandler Harris and Barry Moser (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780152413545 | Harcourt Childrens Books, September 1, 1989, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: A collection of five tales in which Brer Rabbit outwits Brer Fox, Brer Wolf, and Brer Bear in order to ensure his family's survival during a drought.

Continues the lighthearted adventures and antics of the crafty Brer Rabbit

Paperback:

9780152015596 | Reprint edition (Harcourt Childrens Books, September 1, 1997), cover price $7.00 | About this edition: Continues the lighthearted adventures and antics of the crafty Brer Rabbit

Five stories chronicle the tales of Brer Rabbit

Paperback:

9780152014933 | Reprint edition (Voyager Books, May 1, 1997), cover price $7.00 | About this edition: A retelling of five folktales in which crafty Brer Rabbit tries to outsmart all the other creatures in the animal community.

School and Library:

9780152413507 | Harcourt Childrens Books, September 1, 1986, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: A retelling of five folktales in which crafty Brer Rabbit tries to outsmart all the other creatures in the animal community.

Five stories chronicle the tales of Brer Rabbit
By Barry Moser (illustrator)

Reinforced:

9780606115261 | Reprint edition (Demco Media, May 1, 1997), cover price $14.66 | About this edition: A retelling of five folktales in which crafty Brer Rabbit tries to outsmart all the other creatures in the animal community.

When Boy, a lonely child, comes across a child in the wood who calls himself Wild Boy and who tells him that he is Boy's long-lost brother, Boy brings him home where, soon after, Boy's parents discover that Wild Boy is uncontrollable and a very bad influence on their son.
By Gail E. Haley (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780525453116 | Dutton Childrens Books, August 1, 1996, cover price $14.99 | About this edition: Boy finds his wild brother under the surface of the river and pulls him out onto land, where Wild Boy begins to lead him astray into trouble

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Based on African-American folktales told in the South during the plantation era, a collection of stories originally gathered by journalist Martha Young pays tribute to the human spirit in the face of terrible hardship.
By Virginia Hamilton and Barry Moser (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780590473729 | Scholastic, March 1, 1996, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: A collection of stories, featuring sparrows, jays, buzzards, and bats, based on African American tales originally written down by Martha Young after the Civil War

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A traditional Cherokee folktale receives a witty retelling, featuring bold and uniquely patterned illustrations, as Turtle, whose back has always been smooth, learns to regret his boastfulness when he gets in trouble with the wolves.
By Murv Jacob (illustrator) and Gayle Ross

Hardcover:

9780803717282 | Dial Books for Young Readers, March 1, 1995, cover price $15.99 | About this edition: Turtle's shell is cracked when the wolves plot to stop his boastful ways

Library:

9780803717299 | Dial Books for Young Readers, March 1, 1995, cover price $14.89 | About this edition: Turtle's shell is cracked when the wolves plot to stop his boastful ways

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Presents a collection of ghost stories drawn from the author's childhood. Includes storytelling hints.

Paperback:

9780878441259 | Sandlapper Pub Co, October 1, 1994, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Presents a collection of ghost stories drawn from the author's childhood.

Prebinding:

9780613771856 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1994, cover price $17.15 | About this edition: Presents a collection of ghost stories drawn from the author's childhood.

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: These shivery tales were collected from the oral tradition, from people all over the Southwest,and represent the rich cultural diversity of the region, from the Ozarks to the Rio Grande, California to the Big Thicket. There are stories from the Spanish-American, Mexican-American, Cajun, Ozark, and other traditions...read more

Hardcover:

9780874831252 | August House Pub Inc, June 1, 1991, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: Collects folklore about ghosts and other supernatural subjects told by people living west of the Mississippi and south of the Santa Fe Trail

Paperback:

9780874831740 | Unabridged edition (August House Pub Inc, June 1, 1991), cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Collects folklore about ghosts and other supernatural subjects told by people living west of the Mississippi and south of the Santa Fe Trail

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780874831498 | Unabridged edition (August House Pub Inc, September 1, 1991), cover price $12.00 | About this edition: These shivery tales were collected from the oral tradition, from people all over the Southwest,and represent the rich cultural diversity of the region, from the Ozarks to the Rio Grande, California to the Big Thicket.

Prebinding:

9780613888134 | Turtleback Books, May 1, 1991, cover price $19.15 | About this edition: Collects folklore about ghosts and other supernatural subjects told by people living west of the Mississippi and south of the Santa Fe Trail

Presents 260 of the rural South's best stories collected over a twenty year period, with their roots in Anglo-Saxon, African-American, and Native American traditions
By John A. Burrison (editor)

Hardcover:

9780820310992, titled "Storytellers: Folktales and Legends from the South" | Univ of Georgia Pr, September 1, 1989, cover price $34.95 | About this edition: Presents 260 of the rural South's best stories collected over a twenty year period, with their roots in Anglo-Saxon, African-American, and Native American traditions

Paperback:

9780820312675 | Reprint edition (Univ of Georgia Pr, February 1, 1991), cover price $30.95 | About this edition: Presents 260 of the rural South's best stories collected over a twenty year period, with their roots in Anglo-Saxon, African-American, and Native American traditions

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A retelling of five folktales in which crafty Brer Rabbit tries to outsmart all the other creatures in the animal community.

Hardcover:

9780152413514 | Har/cas edition (Harcourt Childrens Books, December 1, 1990), cover price $19.95 | About this edition: A retelling of five folktales in which crafty Brer Rabbit tries to outsmart all the other creatures in the animal community.

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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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Product Description: Twenty-eight stories about plantations from Wilmington, North Carolina, to Savannah, Georgia that are rich in folklore and feelings as well as historical content. These tales take you to the plantations and let you rub elbows with millionaires like the Vanderbilts, Huttons, Baruchs, Draytons, Roosevelts, and more who decided in the early 1900s to buy themselves each a piece of this southern paradise...read more

Hardcover:

9780878440887 | Sandlapper Pub Co, June 1, 1989, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Twenty-eight stories about plantations from Wilmington, North Carolina, to Savannah, Georgia that are rich in folklore and feelings as well as historical content.

Paperback:

9780878440931 | Sandlapper Pub Co, May 1, 1989, cover price $12.95

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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

Tells the stories of hauntings, the little people, a ghostly horseman, a demon, a plane crash, and eerie apparitions

Hardcover:

9780872495883 | Univ of South Carolina Pr, November 1, 1988, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: Tells the stories of hauntings, the little people, a ghostly horseman, a demon, a plane crash, and eerie apparitions

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Tells the stories of hauntings, the little people, a ghostly horseman, a demon, a plane crash, and eerie apparitions

Paperback:

9780872495890 | Univ of South Carolina Pr, August 1, 1988, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Tells the stories of hauntings, the little people, a ghostly horseman, a demon, a plane crash, and eerie apparitions

Continues the lighthearted adventures and antics of the crafty Brer Rabbit, who outsmarts all the colorful inhabitants of Hominy Grove

School and Library:

9780152413521 | Harcourt Childrens Books, September 1, 1987, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Continues the lighthearted adventures and antics of the crafty Brer Rabbit, who outsmarts all the colorful inhabitants of Hominy Grove

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The animal fables of Joel Chandler Harris are retold as Brer Rabbit outsmarts his old enemy Brer Fox over and over again while remaining one step ahead of the wily Brer Wolf

Hardcover:

9780528823008 | Checkerboard Pr, December 1, 1980, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: The animal fables of Joel Chandler Harris are retold as Brer Rabbit outsmarts his old enemy Brer Fox over and over again while remaining one step ahead of the wily Brer Wolf

Library:

9780516097763 | Childrens Pr, April 1, 1987, cover price $17.25 | also contains Incident at Fern Moss

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A collection of stories describing ghostly apparitions and happenings in the Deep South.

Paperback:

9780878440580 | Sandlapper Pub Co, June 1, 1984, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: A collection of stories describing ghostly apparitions and happenings in the Deep South.

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Carefully compiled over the past fifty years, the folktales are presented alphabetically, by state of origin

Hardcover:

9780814900000 | Random House Childrens Books, November 1, 1972, cover price $11.95 | About this edition: Carefully compiled over the past fifty years, the folktales are presented alphabetically, by state of origin

Twenty-one fables, legends, tall tales, and stories gathered from a wide ethnic background including Indians, mountain people, and European settlers in the Carolinas.
By Jean Cothran (compiler)

Paperback:

9780878440528 | Sandlapper Pub Co, June 1, 1972, cover price $2.95 | About this edition: Twenty-one fables, legends, tall tales, and stories gathered from a wide ethnic background including Indians, mountain people, and European settlers in the Carolinas.

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