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When birds could talk & bats could sing : the adventures of Bruh Sparrow, Sis Wren, and their friends Cover Image Book

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.

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Target Audience Note:
620L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR LG 3.9 1 13754.

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African Americans > Folklore.
African Americans > Folklore > Juvenile literature.
Birds > Folklore > Juvenile literature.
Folklore > Southern States > Juvenile literature.
Tales > Southern States.

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

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Jacksonville Main Library J398.24 H 921906 (Text) 36015000214755 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -

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