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When birds could talk & bats could sing : the adventures of Bruh Sparrow, Sis Wren, and their friends / told by Virginia Hamilton ; illustrated by Barry Moser.

Hamilton, Virginia, 1934-2002 (Author). Moser, Barry, (illustrator.).

Summary:

A collection of stories, featuring sparrows, jays, buzzards, and bats, based on those African American tales originally written down by Martha Young on her father's plantation in Alabama after the Civil War.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0590473727
  • ISBN: 9780590473729
  • Physical Description: 63 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Blue Sky Press, 1996.

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
620L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR LG 3.9 1 13754.
Subject:
African Americans > Folklore.
African Americans > Folklore > Juvenile literature.
Birds > Folklore > Juvenile literature.
Folklore > Southern States > Juvenile literature.
Tales > Southern States.

Available copies

  • 35 of 36 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 36 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Jacksonville Main Library J398.24 H 921906 (Text) 36015000214755 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Avery County Morrison Public Library E HAM (Text) 31111001167990 Easy Fiction Available -
BHM Headquarters Library J 398.245 (Text) 38344100368438 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Berea Library J 398.2 HAMILT (Text) 42756000275492 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Black Mountain Library j398.2452 HAM (Text) 0020501739492 Juvenile Nonfiction Checked out 08/14/2026
Canton Library J398.24 (Text) 33115003513311 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Clemmons Branch J398 E3 (Text) 0112506367252 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Cooleemee J398.24 HAM (Text) 39872000640752 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Corolla Library J 398.24 HAM (Text) 39488600088084 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Danbury Public Library J 398.2 HAM (Text) 30672000027227 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -

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