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Tales of Uncle Remus (Puffin Modern Classics) : The Adventures of Brer Rabbit
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Tales of Uncle Remus (Puffin Modern Classics) : The Adventures of Brer Rabbit Paperback - 2006

by Lester, Julius

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Pinkney's lively and humorous illustrations are a perfect match for Lester's contemporary approach, which expertly introduces a modern sense of humor to these 48 tales while paying homage to their roots as traditional American folklore. Illustrations.

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Penguin Young Readers Group. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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  • Title Tales of Uncle Remus (Puffin Modern Classics) : The Adventures of Brer Rabbit
  • Author Lester, Julius
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reissue
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 160
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Young Readers Group, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 2006-12-28
  • Features Illustrated, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 9484478-6
  • ISBN 9780142407202 / 0142407208
  • Weight 0.28 lbs (0.13 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.04 x 5.04 x 0.45 in (17.88 x 12.80 x 1.14 cm)
  • Reading level 760
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: South
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
  • Library of Congress subjects Animals, African Americans
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009368651
  • Dewey Decimal Code 398.208

Summary

Whether he is besting Brer Fox or sneaking into Mr. Man's garden, Brer Rabbit is always teaching a valuable lesson. These classic tales are full of wit, humor, and creativity, and Julius Lester brings an added contemporary sense to these forty-eight timeless stories.

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About the author

Julius Lester is a celebrated author whose accolades include a Newbery Honor and a Coretta Scott King Award. He is also a National Book Award finalist, a National Book Critics Circle nominee, and a recipient of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. In addition to his critically acclaimed writing career, Mr. Lester has distinguished himself as a civil rights activist, musician, photographer, radio talk-show host, and professor. For 32 years he taught at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He lives in western Massachusetts.

Jerry Pinkney is one of America's most admired children's book illustrators. He has won the Caldecott Medal and five Caldecott Honors, five Coretta Scott King Awards, five New York Times Ten Best Illustrated Awards, the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, and the Society of Illustrators' Original Art Show Lifetime Achievement Award, and many other prizes and honors. Recently a member of the National Council of the Arts and inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, he has also served on the U.S. Postal Service Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee. His artwork has been exhibited in galleries and museums throughout the country, including the Art Institute of Chicago, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Schomburg Center, and the Norman Rockwell Museum. Jerry Pinkney lives with his wife, author Gloria Jean Pinkney, in Westchester County, New York.

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