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Little Black Sambo (Tell-a-Tale series)
by Bannerman, Helen
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Maplewood, Missouri, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Whitman Publishing Company, 1959. Pictorial cover, Color illustrations by Violet LaMont Tell-a-Tale series. Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by LaMont, Violet.
Synopsis
The Story of Little Black Sambo, a children's book by Helen Bannerman, a Scot who lived for 30 years in Madras in southern India, was first published in London in 1899. (An American edition of the book was illustrated by Florence White Williams. ) In the tale, an Indian boy named Sambo prevails over a group of hungry tigers. The little boy has to give his colourful new clothes, shoes, and umbrella to four tigers so they will not eat him.
Reviews
On Jan 14 2015, a reader said:
When I was a young I thought this was a great book. I never considered this book racist. But back then I didn't know what racism was. Sambo could have pink with yellow polka dots I would never have known the difference. Only when the grown ups made it racist did this ever enter my mind.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Book House - St. Louis
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 230918-MB10
- Title
- Little Black Sambo (Tell-a-Tale series)
- Author
- Bannerman, Helen
- Illustrator
- LaMont, Violet
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Publisher
- Whitman Publishing Company
- Date Published
- 1959
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Rare, Classic, Fairy, Tale, India, Tigers, Black, Boy, Rare, Scarce
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
The Book House - St. Louis
Biblio member since 2005
Maplewood, Missouri
About The Book House - St. Louis
Booksellers since 1986. We have over 350,000 books in our open shop located in the St. Louis, Missouri area about 45,000 listed online. A portion of all proceeds support Second Chapter Life Center for young adults with special needs.
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