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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Yarbrough, Camille.
Imprint:	New York : Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, c1979.
Description:	[48] p. : ill. ; 23 x 26 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	African Americans -- Juvenile fiction. Hair -- Juvenile fiction. African Americans. Hair. Picture books for children. Fiction. Juvenile works.
Format:	Print Book
Local Note:	University of Chicago Library's copy inscribed by the author, has original dust jacket. University of Chicago Library's copy Gift of Barbara and Bill Yoffee, AB '52.
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8058911

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Other uniform titles:	Barbara and Bill Yoffee Collection.
Other authors / contributors:	Byard, Carole, 1941-2017
ISBN:	069820462X 9780698204621 0698205294 (pbk.) 9780698205291 (pbk.)
Summary:	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.
Awards:	Coretta Scott King Award, illustrator, 1980.

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Summary:	When Mama and Great-Grammaw weave the striking cornrow patterns of Africa into their children's hair, their gentle voices also weave a tale full of pride and heritage. A Coretta Scott King Award Winner. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Physical Description:	[48] p. : ill. ; 23 x 26 cm.
Awards:	Coretta Scott King Award, illustrator, 1980.
ISBN:	069820462X 9780698204621 0698205294 9780698205291