Lion and the Ostrich Chicks: And Other African Folk Poems by Bryan, Ashley

Lion and the Ostrich Chicks: And Other African Folk Poems (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780689313110)

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Lion and the Ostrich Chicks: And Other African Folk Poems by Bryan, Ashley

Lion and the Ostrich Chicks: And Other African Folk Poems

$19.99
Lion and the Ostrich Chicks: And Other African Folk Poems by Bryan, Ashley

Lion and the Ostrich Chicks: And Other African Folk Poems

$19.99
Format: Hardcover
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Four folktales from different parts of Africa that highlight the power of common sense, including the title story, in which a clever mongoose outwits a foolish lion while rescuing six ostrich chicks.

Author: Ashley Bryan
ISBN-10: 068931311X
ISBN-13: 9780689313110
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 10/01/1986
Pages: 96
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.73w x 0.58d

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 01/01/1987
By Ashley Bryan
By Ashley Bryan
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Ashley Bryan (1923-2022) grew up to the sound of his mother singing from morning to night, and he shared the joy of song with children. A beloved illustrator, he was named a Newbery Honoree for his picture book, Freedom Over Me. He also received the Coretta Scott King--Virginia Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, was a May Hill Arbuthnot lecturer, a Coretta Scott King Award winner, and the recipient of countless other awards and recognitions. His books include Freedom Over Me; Sail Away; Beautiful Blackbird; Beat the Story-Drum, Pum Pum; Let It Shine; Ashley Bryan's Book of Puppets; and What a Wonderful World. He lived in Islesford, one of the Cranberry Isles off the coast of Maine.

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