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Mufaro's beautiful daughters : an African tale, John Steptoe

Label
Mufaro's beautiful daughters : an African tale
Title
Mufaro's beautiful daughters
Title remainder
an African tale
Statement of responsibility
John Steptoe
Title variation
Mufaros beautiful daughters
Title variation remainder
an African folktale
Creator
Contributor
Calligrapher
Illustrator
Publisher
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Mufaro's two beautiful daughters, one bad-tempered, one kind and sweet, go before the king, who is choosing a wife
Member of
Award
  • ALA Notable Children's Book, 1988
  • Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Best Picture Book, 1987.
  • Coretta Scott King Award, Illustrator Category, 1988.
Awards note
  • Coretta Scott King Award, illustrator, 1988
  • Caldecott Honor Book, 1988
  • ALA Notable Book for Children, 1988
http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
115179
Cataloging source
DLC
http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
Cinderella
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1950-1989
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Steptoe, John
Credits note
Music by Chris Kubie
Dewey number
[E]
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Intended audience
AD800L
Intended audience source
Lexile
Interest level
  • LG
  • K-2
  • LG
  • LG
Literary form
fiction
http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
  • -1
  • 3
PerformerNote
Read by Robin Miles
Reading level
  • 4.3
  • 5.2
  • BL 4.3
  • 4.3
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1950-1989
  • 1954-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Steptoe, John
  • Stevens, John
  • Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books
  • Juvenile Collection (Library of Congress)
http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
True
Study program name
  • Accelerated Reader AR
  • Reading Counts RC
  • Accelerated Reader EAR
  • Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Cinderella
  • Sisters
  • Fathers and daughters
  • Kings and rulers
  • Conduct of life
  • Pride and vanity
  • Jealousy
  • Avarice
  • Magic
  • Fairy tales
  • Zimbabwe
  • Africa
  • Cinderella (Tale)
  • JUVENILE FICTION / Legends, Myths, Fables / African
  • JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / Africa
  • JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
  • Cinderella
  • Avarice
  • Cinderella (Tale)
  • Conduct of life
  • Fairy tales
  • Fathers and daughters
  • Jealousy
  • Kings and rulers
  • Magic
  • Pride and vanity
  • Sisters
  • Africa
  • Zimbabwe
Target audience
juvenile
http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
an African folktale
Label
Mufaro's beautiful daughters : an African tale, John Steptoe
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • "Title calligraphy by John Stevens" -- Title page verso
  • Includes a note about the origin of the story and characters (introductory page)
  • Art techniques used:Vibrant full page illustrations in vivid colors. Rich tones created using colorful cross-hatching in pencil, combined with brushed on ink and watercolor
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
  • text
  • still image
Content type code
  • txt
  • sti
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Control code
ocm10696776
Dimensions
29 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
32 unnumbered pages
Isbn
9780590420587
Lccn
84007158
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
004397286146
Other physical details
color illustrations
Publisher number
  • CD 334
  • RAC 334
System control number
(OCoLC)10696776
Label
Mufaro's beautiful daughters : an African tale, John Steptoe
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • "Title calligraphy by John Stevens" -- Title page verso
  • Includes a note about the origin of the story and characters (introductory page)
  • Art techniques used:Vibrant full page illustrations in vivid colors. Rich tones created using colorful cross-hatching in pencil, combined with brushed on ink and watercolor
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
  • text
  • still image
Content type code
  • txt
  • sti
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Control code
ocm10696776
Dimensions
29 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
32 unnumbered pages
Isbn
9780590420587
Lccn
84007158
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
004397286146
Other physical details
color illustrations
Publisher number
  • CD 334
  • RAC 334
System control number
(OCoLC)10696776

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