Bibliograph

How animals saved the people, animal tales from the South, retold by J.J. Reneaux ; illustrated by James Ransome

Type

Label

How animals saved the people, animal tales from the South, retold by J.J. Reneaux ; illustrated by James Ransome

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

How animals saved the people

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

46480775

Responsibility statement

retold by J.J. Reneaux ; illustrated by James Ransome

Sub title

animal tales from the South

Summary

A collection of folktales from people in the Deep South including Cajun, Creole, Native American, African American, those of English as well as Scotch-Irish-German traditions, and others living in Appalachia

Table Of Contents

The GollyWhumper (Appalachian) -- How Miz Gator lost her pea-green suit (African American) -- How the Bear People lost fire (Alabama-Indigenous (Native American)) -- Bouki and Lapin divide the crops (Creole) -- Waiting for BooZoo (African American) -- The poopampareno (Deep South-English, Scots-Irish, and German) -- Buzzard and Chicken Hawk (Cajun) -- How animals saved the people (Choctaw-Indigenous (Native American))

Target audience

general

resource.variantTitle

Animal tales from the South

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