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Beautiful Blackbird Hardback - 2003

by Ashley Bryan; Ashley Bryan (Illustrator)

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With vibrant cut-paper collages, a Coretta Scott King Award-winner presents an adaptation of a folktale from Zimbabwe that celebrates the importance of appreciating one's own inner beauty. Full color.

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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.

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  • Title Beautiful Blackbird
  • Author Ashley Bryan; Ashley Bryan (Illustrator)
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition 1st
  • Pages 40
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Atheneum Books for Young Readers, New York, NY
  • Publication date 2003-01-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • ISBN 9780689847318 / 0689847319
  • Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.6 x 9.8 x 0.4 in (26.92 x 24.89 x 1.02 cm)
  • Age range 04 to 08 years
  • Grade levels P - 3
  • Reading level 540
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: African
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
  • Category Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
  • Library of Congress subjects Ila (African people), Folklore - Zambia
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2002005290
  • Dewey Decimal Code 398.209

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Citations

  • Black Issues Book Review, 01/01/2003, Page 64
  • Booklist, 01/01/2003, Page 894
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 02/01/2003, Page 227
  • Horn Book Magazine, 03/01/2003, Page 220
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2003, Page 404
  • Kirkus Review - Children, 12/01/2002, Page 1766
  • Publishers Weekly, 11/18/2002, Page 59
  • School Library Journal, 01/01/2003, Page 118

About the author

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.
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