Author: Ashley Bryan Illustrator: Ashley Bryan
Genre: Fiction
Subgenre: Folklore
Theme: country, ethnic, zambia, birds, color
Primary characters: blackbirdSecondary characters: other birds
Awards: Coretta Scott King Award
Date of Publication: 2003
Publishing Company: Atheneum Bookf for Young Readers
Coretta Scott King Award winner Ashley Bryan's adaption of a tale from Ila-speaking people of Zambia resonates both with rhythm and the tale's universal meaning-- appreciating one's heritage and discovering the beauty within.
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