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| Genre/Form: | Folklore |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Lester, Julius. Last tales of Uncle Remus. New York : Dial, c1994 (OCoLC)606168642 Online version: Lester, Julius. Last tales of Uncle Remus. New York : Dial, c1994 (OCoLC)623303268 |
| Material Type: | Juvenile audience |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Julius Lester; Jerry Pinkney |
| ISBN: | 0803713037 9780803713031 0803713045 9780803713048 |
| OCLC Number: | 27897377 |
| Notes: | On spine: 4. |
| Description: | xvi, 156 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Why the cricket has elbows on his legs -- Why the earth is mostly water -- The origin of the ocean -- Brer Rabbit and Miss Nancy -- The old king and the new king -- Brer Bear comes to the community -- The snake -- A ghost story -- Brer Bear exposes Brer Rabbit -- Brer Rabbit teaches Brer Bear to comb his hair -- Why Brer Possum has no hair on his tail -- Why Brer Possum loves peace -- The baby who loved pumpkins -- Impty-Umpty and the blacksmith -- The angry woman -- Brer Rabbit throws a party -- Why Brer Fox's legs are black -- How the witch was caught -- The man who almost married a witch -- Why dogs are tame -- How Tinktum Tidy recruited an army for the king -- Why guinea fowls are speckled -- Why the guineas stay awake -- Brer Fox and the white grapes -- Why the hawk likes to eat chickens -- The little boy and his dogs -- The man and the wild cattle -- "Cutta Cord-la" -- Why Brer Bull growls and grumbles -- Brer Rabbit, King Polecat, and the gingercakes -- The fool -- How Brer Lion lost his hair -- The man and the boots -- Why the goat has a short tail -- Brer Buzzard and Brer Crow -- The blacksmith and the devil -- Why chickens scratch in the dirt -- Brer Rabbit and Aunt Nancy -- The adventures of Simon and Susanna. |
| Responsibility: | as told by Julius Lester ; illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. |
Abstract:
Retells the final adventures and misadventures of Brer Rabbit and his friends and enemies.
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