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A Black Elephant With a Brown Ear (In Alabama)
ISBN: 0688143741
ISBN-13: 9780688143749
Format: Reinforced Hardcover
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"Traylor and Porte are worthy of each other. He has inspired a fine writer, and she has brought his pictures to a fresh audience." -- Ann Waldron
-- Philadelphia Inquirer
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books
Published date: 1996
Size: 7.75 x 9.5 inches
Weight: 0.75 pounds
Pages: 48
Synopses
Ten stories created to describe what is depicted in drawings and paintings made by a former slave when he was almost ninety years old.
Publisher's Notes
Bill Traylor created these pictures more than 50 years ago and when Barbara Ann Porte first saw his work in a museum, she fell in love with it. For this book she has chosen 11 of Traylor's intriguing pictures and created her own clever, witty stories about them. The result is a beautifyl and most unusual volume that both readers and art lovers of all ages will enjoy. Full color.
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A Black Elephant With a Brown Ear (In Alabama) (In Alabama and Other Tales)
Barbara Ann Porte Bill Traylor
Greenwillow Books, 1996. hardcover. Used - Good. A nice ex-library copy. Gently used. All pages and cover clear except for a few library markings. Softly worn around edges and corners. Binding solid and tight. ( more information) Offered by Once Sold Tales (United States)
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A Black Elephant With a Brown Ear (In Alabama) (In Alabama and Other Tales)
Barbara Ann Porte
Greenwillow Books. Used - Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers! Your purchase benefits world literacy! ( more information) Offered by Better World Books (United States)
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BLACK ELEPHANT WITH A BROWN EAR (IN ALABAMA),
Porte, Barbara Ann
NY: Greenwillow,. (1996), stated 1st edition, 48pp, eleven paintings reproduced in color, stories created by the author to accompany folk art paintings by African American artist Bill Taylor, illlustrated boards, dust jacket, both look nearly new,. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. Illus. by Bill Taylor . ( more information) Offered by Karen Wickliff - Books (United States)
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A Black Elephant With a Brown Ear (In Alabama)
Porte, Barbara Ann
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Greenwillow, 1996 vg Large illustrated glossy boards hard cover in vg unclipped dj. Clean tight and unmarked. Front board has a bit of a bow and dj has short tear to top back corner and wear to bottom corners. Illustrated with colour folk art paintings of Bill Traylor 48pp vg/vg . First Edition First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Bill Traylor. ( more information) Offered by Dustjacket Books and Treasures (Canada)
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BLACK ELEPHANT WITH A BROWN EAR (IN ALABAMA)
Traylor, Bill & Porte, Barbara Ann
Greenwillow Books. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover has only minimal wear, interior is clean & tight, bookplate on first page. Jacket has light edgewear and two small tears, light scuffing. Coloured artwork throughout. From School Library Journal: Bill Traylor was born into slavery and worked as a farmer most of his life; in the years between 1939 and 1942, the elderly, untutored black artist made over 1200 paintings on scraps of paper and cardboard. Porte has taken 10 pieces of his art, reproduced here in full-color, and has told an imaginative tale for each one.... (*Shipping will be reduced after checkout to most locations) ; 8vo . ( more information) Offered by Ravenswood Books (Canada)
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Black Elephant with a Brown Ear (in Alabama)
Porte, Barbara A.,
HarperCollins. As New/As New. 1996. 1st Edition, 1st Printing. Hard Cover. 0688143741 African American folk artist's 11 pictures teamed with Barbara Porte's story interpretation of the artwork, hardback book and dust jacket in new condition . ( more information) Offered by Tarmans Books (United States)
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Black Elephant with a Brown Ear (In Alabama)
Porte, Barbara Anne
New York: Greenwillow, 1996. DJ has very minor shelf wear. Book has never been read, tight binding, clean and bright pages. Beautifully illustrated. 48 pp. Full color pictures are reproductions of folk art created by former slave in the 1930s and 1940s.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Bill Traylor. 9.25" (23.5 cm) Tall. ( more information) Offered by Cat's Cradle Books (United States)
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Black Elephant with a Brown Ear [In Alabama]
Porte, Barbara Ann
New York, New York: Greenwillow. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. 260101; Clean, tight, crisp taller 8vo. Attractively done. Bill Taylor's pictures were done over 50 years ago and they are thoughtful, provocative and his work has been displayed at the African Art Museum in Hempstead, NY. ; 260101. . ( more information) Offered by Orphaned Books (United States)
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A Black Elephant with a Brown Ear (in Alabama)
Porte, Barbara Ann
New York, NY, U.S.A.: HarperCollins Children's Book Group, 1996. To view other titles by this author enter the keywords; XDCX, XJGX, Porte. In excellent shape tight clean and square. The D/J is in excellent shape very minor bumping.with a price of $16.00. Short stories to go with pictures created more than fifty years ago.. ISBN: 0688143741. 1st Edition. Pictorial Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Traylor, Bill (illustrator). XDCX, XJGX, Porte, ELEPHANTS FICTION CHILDREN S JUVENILE GENERAL ANIMALS. ( more information) Offered by James Gustafson (Canada)
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