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The tales of Uncle Remus : the adventures of Brer Rabbit / as told by Julius Lester ; illustrated by Jerry Pinkney.

Lester, Julius, 1939-2018 (Author). Pinkney, Jerry, (illustrator.).

Summary:

A retelling of the Afro-American tales about the adventures and misadventures of Brer Rabbit and his friends and enemies.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0141303476
  • ISBN: 0142407208
  • ISBN: 080370271X
  • ISBN: 0803702728
  • ISBN: 9780141303475
  • ISBN: 9780142407202
  • Physical Description: xxi, 151 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Dial Books, [1987]

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
How the Animals Came to Earth 1 -- How Brer Fox and Brer Dog Became Enemies 4 -- "Hold'im Down, Brer Fox" 6 -- Brer Rabbit Comes to Dinner 8 -- Brer Rabbit and the Tar Baby 10 -- Brer Rabbit Gets Even 14 -- Brer Rabbit and Sister Cow 21 -- Brer Turtle, Brer Rabbit, and Brer Fox 24 -- Brer Wolf Tries to Catch Brer Rabbit 27 -- Brer Rabbit Finally Gets Beaten 29 -- Mr. Jack Sparrow Meets His End 33 -- Brer Rabbit Gets Caught One More Time 35 -- Death of Brer Wolf 38 -- Brer Fox and Brer Rabbit Go Hunting 40 -- Brer Rabbit Tricks Brer Fox Again 42 -- Brer Rabbit Eats the Butter 44 -- Brer Rabbit Saves His Meat 47 -- Brer Rabbit's Children 50 -- Death of Brer Fox 53 -- Brer Rabbit and Brer Lion 56 -- Brer Rabbit Takes Care of Brer Tiger 58 -- Brer Lion Meets the Creature 61 -- Talking House 64 -- Brer Rabbit Gets Beaten Again 65 -- Brer Rabbit Tricks Brer Bear 67 -- End of Brer Bear 70 -- Brer Fox Gets Tricked Again 71 -- Brer Rabbit and the Little Girl 74 -- Brer Rabbit Goes Back to Mr. Man's Garden 77 -- Brer Possum Hears the Singing 81 -- Brer Rabbit's Riddle 85 -- Moon in the Pond 90 -- Why Brer Bear Has No Tail 93 -- Wiley Wolf and Riley Rabbit 95 -- Brer Rabbit Gets The Money 98 -- Cradle Didn't Rock 100 -- Brer Rabbit to the Rescue 104 -- Noise in the Woods 107 -- Brer Rabbit Gets the Meat Again 109 -- Brer Wolf Gets in More Trouble 111 -- Brer Rabbit Tells on Brer Wolf 114 -- Brer Rabbit and the Mosquitoes 116 -- How Brer Rabbit Became a Scary Monster 119 -- Brer Fox, Brer Rabbit, and King Deer's Daughter 123 -- Brer Rabbit Breaks Up the Party 126 -- Brer Rabbit Outwits Mr. Man 129 -- Brer Wolf, Brer Fox, and the Little Rabbits 133 -- Brer Rabbit's Luck 137.
Target Audience Note:
760L Lexile

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African Americans > Folklore.
African Americans > Juvenile folklore.
Animals > Juvenile fiction.
Animals > Juvenile folklore.
Folklore > United States > Juvenile literature.
Tales > United States.
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Fiction.

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Jacksonville Main Library J398.2 LES (Text) 36015000200994 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -

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