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Cornrows
by Camille Yarbrough
ISBN: 069830750X
ISBN-13: 9780698307506
Format: Reinforced Hardcover
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Putnam Pub Group
Published date: 1979
Size: 10.25 x 8.75 inches
Weight: 0.9 pounds
Ages: 3 to 4
Synopses
Explains how the hair style of cornrows, a symbol in Africa since ancient times, can today in this country symbolize the courage of outstanding Afro-Americans.
Publisher's Notes
As Mama and Great-Grammaw skillfully weave and braid their children's hair into the intricate cornrow patterns of Africa, they retell fascinating tales of ancestral life in Africa and praise contemporary Black American activists.
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Cornrows
Camille Yarbrough
Putnam Juvenile. 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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Yarbrough, Camille
Putnam Pub Group, 1979 Clean boards with moderate wear. Ex-Library marking. Firm binding. Unmarked interior. . Presentable Ex-Library. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. ( more information) Offered by Lakeshore Used Books (United States)
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Byard, Yarbrough
New York: Coward - McCann Inc, 1979. 3rd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. EX-LIBRARY EXPECTED MARKINGS AND ATTACHMENTS. ILLUSTRATED BUCKRAM COVER. INTERIOR PAGES CLEAN, BRIGHT AND TIGHT. ( more information) Offered by Mybooklocator (United States)
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Yarbrough, Camille
Coward-McCann, Inc., 1979. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Byard, Carole. Ex lib, stickers on front cover, spine & FFEP & title page. Illustrated boards, moderate shelf wear, bottom edge back cover chipped, lightly bumped, corners sharp. Pages, clean and crisp. ( more information) Offered by KnC Books (United States)
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New York: Coward McCann Inc, 1979. Not Stated. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. EX-LIBRARY EXPECTED MARKINGS AND ATTACHMENTS. ILLUSTRATED HARD COVER, SPINE ENDS LIGHTLY BUMPED. INTERIOR PAGES CLEAN, BRIGHT AND TIGHT STAMPED "DISCARD". ( more information) Offered by Mybooklocator (United States)
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Byard, Yarborough
New York: Coward McCann & Geoghegan Inc, 1979. None Stated. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. EX-LIBRARY EXPECTED MARKINGS AND ATTACHMENTS. ILLUSTRATED HARD COVER COVER, SPINE ENDS LIGHTLY BUMPED. INTERIOR PAGES CLEAN, BRIGHT AND TIGHT. ( more information) Offered by Mybooklocator (United States)
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