Beautiful blackbird

Title:

Beautiful blackbird

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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."

Year Published:

2003

Physical Description:

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.

Note:

"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.

Awards:

Coretta Scott King Award, illustrator, 2004.

Subject:

Ila (African people) -- Folklore.

Folklore -- Zambia.

ISBN:

9780689847318

Publisher:

New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2003.

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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."