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Sam and the Tigers: A New Telling of Little Black Sambo (Picture Puffins)
Sam and the Tigers A New Telling of Little Black Sambo - Picture Puffins
Author: Julius Lester, Helen Story of Little Black Sambo Bannerman
Once upon a time there was a place called Sam-sam-sa-mara, where the animals and the people lived and worked together like they didn't know they weren't supposed to. There was a little boy in Sam-sam-sa-mara named Sam.... — So begins this delightful telling of one of the most controversial books in children's literature, Little Black Sa...  more ». Julius Lester and Jerry Pinkney reveal at the heart of this story a lively and charming tale of a little boy who triumphs over several hungry tigers.

"Lester and Pinkney have stripped away the ugly racism and...reclaimed a great classic for children. [The] expansive black storytelling voice is both folksy and contemporary, funny and fearful." --Booklist

"Lester's wit...makes the story fresh and funny; Pinkney's watercolors have vitality and, in the tigers, magnificence." --The Horn Book

Awards:

( An ALA Notable Book

( An NCSS-CBC Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies

( An American Bookseller "Pick of the Lists"
PBS Market Price: $7.59 or $3.69+1 credit
ISBN-13: 9780140562880
ISBN-10: 0140562885
Publication Date: 8/28/2000
Pages: 40
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Rating:
  • Currently 4.8/5 Stars.
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4.8 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: Puffin Books
Book Type: Paperback
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This is probably my favorite read-aloud story when I substitute teach, for any age group (well, may be a bit tough for Kindergarteners), there's plenty of opportunity to use different voices.


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