Beautiful blackbird / Ashley Bryan.
Publisher: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2003Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cmISBN: 0689847319 :Subject(s): Ila (African people) -- Folklore | Folklore -- ZambiaDDC classification: 398.2 /096894/04528 E LOC classification: PZ8.1.B838 | Bg 2003Online resources: Contributor biographical information | Publisher description Summary: In a story of the Ila people, the colorful birds of Africa ask Blackbird, whom they think is the most beautiful of birds, to decorate them with some of his "blackening brew."| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Spaulding Memorial Library | PIC BRY (Browse shelf) | Available | 20372 |
"Adapted from a tale from 'The Ila-speaking people from Northern Rhodesia' (now known as Zambia) by Edwin W. Smith and Andrew M. Dale. University Books: New Hyde Park, New York, 1968. vol. 2, pp. 350-51"--Colophon.
In a story of the Ila people, the colorful birds of Africa ask Blackbird, whom they think is the most beautiful of birds, to decorate them with some of his "blackening brew."
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