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Dec 28, 2006 | ISBN 9780142407202 | Middle Grade (8-12) Buy
Jan 01, 1999 | ISBN 9780141303475 | Middle Grade (8-12) Buy
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Dec 28, 2006 | ISBN 9780142407202 | Middle Grade (8-12)
Jan 01, 1999 | ISBN 9780141303475 | Middle Grade (8-12)
Whether he is besting Brer Fox or sneaking into Mr. Man’s garden, Brer Rabbit is always teaching a valuable lesson. These classic tales are full of wit, humor, and creativity, and Julius Lester brings an added contemporary sense to these forty-eight timeless stories.
The classic tales of Brer Rabbitt with a contemporary twist, by the award winning author Julius Lester and illustrated by award-winning Jerry Pinkney!Whether he is besting Brer Fox or sneaking into Mr. Man’s garden, Brer Rabbit is always teaching a valuable lesson. These classic tales are full of wit, humor, and creativity, and Julius Lester brings an added contemporary sense to these forty-eight timeless stories.“Lester juxtaposes a contemporary voice and settings (like shopping malls) with some dialect in these “wonderfully funny folktales,”–Publisher’s Weekly
Julius Lester is a celebrated author whose accolades include a Newbery Honor and a Coretta Scott King Award. He is also a National Book Award finalist, a National Book Critics Circle nominee, and a recipient of the Boston Globe-Horn Book… More about Julius Lester
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