Description
| Summary: | In a story of the Ila people, the colorful birds of Africa ask Blackbird, whom they think is the most beautiful of birds, to decorate them with some of his "blackening brew."
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| Item Description: | "Adapted from a tale from 'The Ila-speaking people from Northern Rhodesia' (now known as Zambia) by Edwin W. Smith and Andrew M. Dale. University Books: New Hyde Park, New York, 1968. volume 2, pp. 350-51"--Colophon. |
| Physical Description: | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm. |
| Awards: | Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award, 2004. |
| ISBN: | 0689847319 |