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How animals saved the people : animal tales from the South
- Title
- How animals saved the people : animal tales from the South / retold by J.J. Reneaux ; illustrated by James Ransome.
- Author
- Reneaux, J. J., 1955-
- Publication
- [New York] : HarperCollinsPublishers, c2001.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | Sc F 03-602 | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference |
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- Description
- 64 p. : col. ill.; 29 cm.
- Summary
- A collection of folktales from people in the Deep South including Cajun, Creole, Native American, African American, those of English as well as Scotch-Irish-German traditions, and others living in Appalachia.
- Alternative Title
- Animal tales from the South
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Contents
- The GollyWhumper (Appalachian) -- How Miz Gator lost her pea-green suit (African American) -- How the Bear People lost fire (Alabama-Indigenous (Native American)) -- Bouki and Lapin divide the crops (Creole) -- Waiting for BooZoo (African American) -- The poopampareno (Deep South-English, Scots-Irish, and German) -- Buzzard and Chicken Hawk (Cajun) -- How animals saved the people (Choctaw-Indigenous (Native American)).
- Call Number
- Sc F 03-602
- ISBN
- 0688162533
- OCLC
- 46480775
- Author
- Reneaux, J. J., 1955-
- Title
- How animals saved the people : animal tales from the South / retold by J.J. Reneaux ; illustrated by James Ransome.
- Imprint
- [New York] : HarperCollinsPublishers, c2001.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Added Author
- Ransome, James.Schomburg Children's Collection.Joyce B. Dinkins Children's Collection.
- Research Call Number
- Sc F 03-602