Tales of Uncle Remus (Puffin Modern Classics)
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Tales of Uncle Remus (Puffin Modern Classics) by Julius Lester
The classic tales of Brer Rabbitt with a contemporary twist, by the award winning author Julius Lester and illustrated by award-winning Jerry Pinkney Whether he is besting Brer Fox or sneaking into Mr. Man's garden, Brer Rabbit is always teaching a valuable lesson. These classic tales are full of wit, humor, and creativity, and Julius Lester brings an added contemporary sense to these forty-eight timeless stories. Lester juxtaposes a contemporary voice and settings (like shopping malls) with some dialect in these wonderfully funny folktales, --Publisher's WeeklyJulius Lester is the author of the Newbery Honor Book To Be a Slave, the Caldecott Honor Book John Henry, the National Book Award finalist The Long Journey Home: Stories from Black History, and the Coretta Scott King Award winner Day of Tears. He is also a National Book Critics Circle nominee and a recipient of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. His most recent picture book, Let's Talk About Race, was named to the New York Public Library's One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing. In addition to his critically acclaimed writing career, Mr. Lester has distinguished himself as a civil rights activist, musician, photographer, radio talk-show host, and professor. For thirty-two years he taught at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He lives in western Massachusetts.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780142407202 |
| ISBN 10 | 0142407208 |
| Title | Tales of Uncle Remus (Puffin Modern Classics) |
| Author | Julius Lester |
| Series | Puffin Modern Classics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2006-12-28 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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