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Gullah Night Before Christmas
Contributor(s): Geraty, Virginia (Narrated by), Rice, James (Illustrator)
ISBN: 1565543300     ISBN-13: 9781565543300
Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
OUR PRICE:   $14.44  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: August 1998
* Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Clement Moore's classic poem written entirely in Gullah. Gullah folklore is incorporated into the story with Buh Fox chasing Buh Rabbit as he tries to distribute his goodies to the children on Christmas eve.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations - Christmas & Advent
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american
Dewey: 427.975
LCCN: 97040690
Series: Night Before Christmas
Physical Information: 0.35" H x 8.85" W x 11.3" (0.83 lbs) 32 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Southeast U.S.
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
- Geographic Orientation - Georgia
- Geographic Orientation - South Carolina
- Holiday - Christmas
 
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Contributor Bio(s): Rice, James: - Author/illustrator James Rice (1934-2004) produced sixty books, including the illustrations for Pelican's treasured The Night Before Christmas Series. Rice's first book, the well-loved classic Cajun Night Before Christmas(R), has more than 750,000 copies in print. Young readers can enjoy more of Gaston(R)'s adventures in Gaston(R) Goes to Mardi Gras and sample Rice's other children's stories with favorites such as Texas Jack at the Alamo. With more than 1.5 million copies of his books in print, Rice ranks among the nation's best-selling creators of children's books, receiving awards from Printer Industries of America and the Children's Book Council, among others. Years after his death, Rice's family found the art and text Gaston(R) Joins the Circus, and this discovery has brought Gaston(R) back for one more adventure!Geraty, Virginia: - Virginia Mixson Geraty is the world's foremost authority on Gullah and one of the few people who has mastered the art of writing the language. In addition to serving as Gullah consultant for the British Broadcasting Company on the