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When birds could talk & bats could sing : the adventures of Bruh Sparrow, Sis Wren, and their friends / told by Virginia Hamilton ; illustrated by Barry Moser.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Blue Sky Press, 1996.Description: 63 p. : col. ill. ; 32 cmISBN:
  • 0590473727 :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 398.24/528/08996073 20
LOC classification:
  • PZ8.1.H154 St 1996
Partial contents:
How Bruh Sparrow and Sis Wren lost out -- Still and Ugly Bat -- Blue Jay and Swallow take the heat -- Bruh Buzzard and Fair Maid -- Hummingbird and Little Breeze -- When Miss Bat could sing -- Cardinal and Bruh Deer -- Little Brown Wren.
Summary: A collection of stories, featuring sparrows, jays, buzzards, and bats, based on those African American tales originally written down by Martha Young on her father's plantation in Alabama after the Civil War.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Notes Date due Barcode Item holds
Books Books Riverfield Country Day School General Stacks 398.2 Ham (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available T0000954
Books Books Riverfield Country Day School Non-fiction 398 Fables (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 398 Fables Available Shelved in Non Fiction 398 Fables T0072472
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How Bruh Sparrow and Sis Wren lost out -- Still and Ugly Bat -- Blue Jay and Swallow take the heat -- Bruh Buzzard and Fair Maid -- Hummingbird and Little Breeze -- When Miss Bat could sing -- Cardinal and Bruh Deer -- Little Brown Wren.

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A collection of stories, featuring sparrows, jays, buzzards, and bats, based on those African American tales originally written down by Martha Young on her father's plantation in Alabama after the Civil War.

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