Author: Joel Chandler Harris
Publisher:
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Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 150

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Author: Joel Chandler Harris
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618154296
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 856

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Brer Fox, Brer Rabbit, and their animal friends populate a series of stories collected on a Georgia plantation during the Civil War.

Author: Joel Chandler Harris
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 444

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Author: Joel Chandler Harris
Publisher: BookRix
ISBN: 373681240X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 219

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Uncle Remus Stories (1906) by Joel Chandler Harris (1845-1908), with illustratrions. Uncle Remus is a collection of animal stories, songs, and oral folklore, collected from Southern United States African-Americans. Many of the stories are didactic, much like those of Aesop's Fables and the stories of Jean de La Fontaine. Uncle Remus is a kindly old former slave who serves as a storytelling device, passing on the folktales to children gathered around him. Br'er Rabbit ("Brother Rabbit") is the main character of the stories, a likable character, prone to tricks and trouble-making who is often opposed by Br'er Fox and Br'er Bear. In one tale, Br'er Fox constructs a lump of tar and puts clothing on it. When Br'er Rabbit comes along he addresses the "tar baby" amiably, but receives no response. Br'er Rabbit becomes offended by what he perceives as Tar Baby's lack of manners, punches it, and becomes stuck.

Author: Julius Lester
Publisher: Paw Prints
ISBN: 9781439512173
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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A retelling of the African-American tales about the adventures and misadventures of Brer Rabbit and his friends and enemies describes the origins of Uncle Remus, the tricks of Brer Fox, and their encounters with Mr. Man. Reprint.

Author: Joel Chandler Harris
Publisher:
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Category : African American folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 500

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Traditional tales told by slaves, written in dialect.

Author: Joel Chandler Harris
Publisher:
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Category : African American men
Languages : en
Pages : 272

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Author: Joel Chandler Harris
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395068007
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 328

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A collection of 60 stories taken from seven of the Uncle Remus books.

Author: Joel Chandler Harris
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781500525385
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 98

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I am advised by my publishers that this book is to be included in their catalogue of humorous publications, and this friendly warning gives me an opportunity to say that however humorous it may be in effect, its intention is perfectly serious; and, even if it were otherwise, it seems to me that a volume written wholly in dialect must have its solemn, not to say melancholy, features. With respect to the Folk-Lore scenes, my purpose has been to preserve the legends themselves in their original simplicity, and to wed them permanently to the quaint dialect—if, indeed, it can be called a dialect—through the medium of which they have become a part of the domestic history of every Southern family; and I have endeavored to give to the whole a genuine flavor of the old plantation.

Author: Julius Lester
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0803724519
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Brer Rabbit is causing trouble again for his fellow creatures Brer Fox, Brer Wolf, and the rest--this time in an omnibus edition that brings together all the stories from Tales of Uncle Remus, More Tales of Uncle Remus, Further Tales of Uncle Remus, and Last Tales of Uncle Remus. The Uncle Remus tales, originally written down by Joel Chandler Harris, were first published over a hundred years ago, and serve as the largest collection of African-American folklore. In this four-book series, Julius Lester masterfully retains the flavor of the tales, while dropping the heavy dialect of the Harris originals and adding contemporary language and references-- ensuring that the stories will be understood and enjoyed by new generations of readers. And, of course, the stories are beautifully illuminated by the slyly humorous full-color and black-and-white art of Jerry Pinkney. The result is a treasure of a volume that will delight all ages and belongs on every shelf.