Beautiful Blackbird
Published on 7. May 2024
Book
Board book
40 pages
978-1-6659-6027-4 (ISBN)
Description
Coretta Scott King Award-winning creator Ashley Bryan's adaptation of a tale from the Ila-speaking people of Zambia is now available in board book format, featuring Bryan's cut-paper artwork.
We'll see the difference a touch of black can make. Just remember, whatever I do, I'll be me and you'll be you.
Explore the appreciation of one's own heritage and beauty. In this story, the colorful birds of Africa ask Blackbird, who they think is the most beautiful of birds, to color them black so they can be beautiful too, though Blackbird reminds them that true beauty comes from the inside.
We'll see the difference a touch of black can make. Just remember, whatever I do, I'll be me and you'll be you.
Explore the appreciation of one's own heritage and beauty. In this story, the colorful birds of Africa ask Blackbird, who they think is the most beautiful of birds, to color them black so they can be beautiful too, though Blackbird reminds them that true beauty comes from the inside.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Simon & Schuster
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: Preschool and over, Interest Age: From 0 to 99 years
Product notice
Picture book
Illustrations
f-c; gloss cvr (no sfx)
Dimensions
Height: 181 mm
Width: 164 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
380 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-6659-6027-4 (9781665960274)
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Other editions
Additional editions
Ashley Bryan
Beautiful Blackbird
E-Book
04/2011
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
€8.89
Available for download
Persons
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.