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When Birds Could Talk and Bats Could Sing
The Adventures of Bruh Sparrow, Sis Wren, and Their Friends
By Hamilton, Virginia & Moser, Barry
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-59047-372-9
- Publisher
- New York : Blue Sky Press, 1996.
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 1996
Gr 2-5 Hamilton's hilarious and accessible retellings of eight bird and bat stories based on African American folktales are a joy to read. They are kin to the Bruh/Brer Rabbit stories, and were originally assembled by a Southern journalist, Martha Young, in the 1880s. Hamilton takes care to document and explain her sources. Some of these selec...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
