Beautiful blackbird / Ashley Bryan.
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."
Record details
- ISBN: 0689847319
- ISBN: 9780689847318
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unnumbered pages) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
- Edition: 1st edition
- Publisher: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2003]
- Copyright: ©2003
Content descriptions
- General 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.
- Target Audience Note:
- Ages 3-7540L Lexile
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR LG 3.7 0.5 66794.
- Awards Note:
- Coretta Scott King Award.Laura Ingalls Wilder Award.
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- 55 of 57 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Marion Library | PIC BRY (Text) | 37810434454004 | Easy Fiction | Available | - |
| Alleghany Public Library | J 398.2 BRY (Text) | 80001000616632 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Allen Library | J 398.2 H (Text) | 38198000323640 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Anderson Creek School Media Center | J 398.2 Bry (Text) | 30434375 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Ashe County Public Library | E BRY (Text) | 50503010860247 | Easy Fiction | Available | - |
| BHM Headquarters Library | J 398.2 (Text) | 38344101080412 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| BHM Outreach | J 398.2 (Text) | 38344101532552 | Juvenile Nonfiction | In transit | - |
| Beaufort Main | E 398.2 B (Text) | 34208202074190 | Easy Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Belhaven Public Library | J 398.2 (Text) | 38344101080420 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Black Mountain Library | E BRY (Text) | 0020505246486 | Easy Fiction | Available | - |
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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."
