Beautiful Blackbird by Ashley Bryan (English) Hardcover Book

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FORMATHardcover LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description

A tale from the Ila-speaking people of Zambia gets new life in this picture book adaptation from Coretta Scott King Award winner Ashley Bryan about appreciating one's heritage and discovering the beauty within.Black is beautiful, uh-huh!Long ago, Blackbird was voted the most beautiful bird in the forest. The other birds, who were colored red, yellow, blue, and green, were so envious that they begged Blackbird to paint their feathers with a touch of black so they could be beautiful too. Although Black-bird warns them that true beauty comes from within, the other birds persist and soon each is given a ring of black around their neck or a dot of black on their wings—markings that detail birds to this very day.

Author Biography

Ashley Bryan (1923–2022) grew up to the sound of his mother singing from morning to night, and he shared the joy of song with children. A beloved illustrator, he was named a Newbery Honoree for his picture book, Freedom Over Me. He also received the Coretta Scott King—Virginia Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, was 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 lived in Islesford, one of the Cranberry Isles off the coast of Maine.

Prizes

Winner of Coretta Scott King Award (Illustrator) 2004Commended for Texas 2x2 Reading List 2004

Long Description

Black is beautiful, uh-huh! Long ago, Blackbird was voted the most beautiful bird in the forest. The other birds, who were colored red, yellow, blue, and green, were so envious that they begged Blackbird to paint their feathers with a touch of black so they could be beautiful too. Although Black-bird warns them that true beauty comes from within, the other birds persist and soon each is given a ring of black around their neck or a dot of black on their wings -- markings that detail birds to this very day.Coretta Scott King Award-winner Ashley Bryan's adaptation of a tale from the Ila-speaking people of Zambia reso-nates both with rhythm and the tale's universal meanings -- appreciating one's heritage and discovering the beauty within. His cut-paper artwork is a joy.

Details ISBN0689847319 Author Ashley Bryan Short Title BEAUTIFUL BLACKBIRD Pages 40 Language English Illustrator Ashley Bryan ISBN-10 0689847319 ISBN-13 9780689847318 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2003 Residence Islesford, ME, US Audience Age 4-8 Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Imprint Atheneum Books for Young Readers DOI 10.1604/9780689847318 NZ Release Date 2003-01-01 US Release Date 2003-01-01 UK Release Date 2003-01-01 AU Release Date 2003-03-14 Publisher Simon & Schuster Publication Date 2003-01-01 DEWEY 398.2096894 Illustrations 4-color interior-jacket Audience Children / Juvenile Alternative 9781665960274 We've got this

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