Jump on over!: the adventures of Brer Rabbit and his family

A collection of five tales in which Brer Rabbit outwits Brer Fox, Brer Wolf, and Brer Bear in order to ensure his family's survival during a drought

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Main Authors: Harris, Joel Chandler 1848-1908 (Author), Parks, Van Dyke 1943- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: San Diego ; New York ; London Harcourt Brace Jovanovich [1989]
Edition:1st edition
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Summary:A collection of five tales in which Brer Rabbit outwits Brer Fox, Brer Wolf, and Brer Bear in order to ensure his family's survival during a drought
Item Description:Barry Moser (born 1940) is an artist, known as a printmaker and illustrator of numerous works of literature. He is also the owner, operator, and proprietor of Pennyroyal Press. Some of his most celebrated work has been his illustrations for Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, each of which consisted of more than a hundred prints, and the former of which won him American Book Award for design and illustration in 1982. He has illustrated nearly 200 other works as well, including The Bible, A River Runs Through It, and Moby-Dick. He has been on the faculty of the Department of Illustration Studies at the Rhode Island School of Design, for many years he was on the faculty of the Williston Northampton School and is currently Professor in Residence and Printer to the College at Smith College. His works have been displayed in such places as the British Museum, the Metropolitan Museum, Harvard, and the Library of Congress. In 2007 the Smithsonian Art Collectors Program commissioned Moser to create a print for their Small Treasures series, the sales of which benefit educational and cultural programs through the Smithsonian Associates. The resulting relief engraving, An Old Chestnut is on display in the S. Dillon Ripley Center in the National Mall
Physical Description:vii, 39 pages color illustrations, music 28 cm
ISBN:0152413545
9780152413545

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