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Beat the Story Drum, Pum-Pum
Contributor(s): Bryan, Ashley (Author), Bryan, Ashley (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0689711077     ISBN-13: 9780689711077
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
OUR PRICE:   $8.99  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: May 1987
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Temporarily out of stock - Will ship within 2 to 5 weeks
Annotation: Here are five Nigerian folktales, retold in language as rhythmic as the beat of the story-drum, and illustrated with vibrant, evocative woodcuts.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american
- Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables - General
- Juvenile Fiction | Short Stories
Dewey: E
LCCN: 86020598
Lexile Measure: 610
Series: Aladdin Books
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.1" W x 9" (0.40 lbs) 80 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 14803
Reading Level: 3.9   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 1.0
 
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Publisher Description:
From Coretta Scott King Award-winning creator Ashley Bryan comes a rhythmic picture book of five Nigerian folktales.

From the silly tale of a monkey's speech being sprinkled with shoo bee do's and hay baa ba ree bop's to the more poignant story of two young friends--a snake and a frog--being warned away from each other by their prejudiced mothers, these five tales and their striking woodcut illustrations are sure to enchant young readers.


Contributor Bio(s): Bryan, Ashley: - Ashley Bryan grew up to the sound of his mother singing from morning to night, and he has shared the joy of song with children ever since. A beloved illustrator, he was recently named a Newbery Honoree for his picture book, Freedom Over Me. He has also been the recipient of the Coretta Scott King--Virginia Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award; the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award; has been a May Hill Arbuthnot lecturer; a Coretta Scott King Award winner; and the recipient of countless other awards and recognitions. His books include Freedom Over Me; Sail Away; Beautiful Blackbird; Beat the Story-Drum, Pum Pum; Let It Shine; Ashley Bryan's Book of Puppets; and What a Wonderful World. He lives in Islesford, one of the Cranberry Isles off the coast of Maine.