The Talking Eggs: A Folktale from the American South

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Hardcover
Author: Robert D. San Souci
Illustrator: Jerry Pinkney
Publisher: Dial
Publish Date: September 1989
Language: English
Reading Level: 4.4
EAN: 9780803706194

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Overview

Kind Blanche, following the instructions of an old witch, gains riches while her greedy sister makes fun of the old woman and is duly rewarded. A Creole folktale spread through the American South.

Details

Pages: 32
Dimensions: 10.26 x 10.26 x 0.4 in
Lexile Score: 870
Interest Level: Lower Grade (LG)
Point Value: 0.5
ISBN: 0803706197

Awards

1993 Delaware Diamonds Award - Winner (Grades K-2)
1993 Georgia Children's Book Award - Winner (Picture Storybook)
1993 Virginia Readers Choice Award - Winner (Primary)
1991 Colorado Children's Book Award - Winner (Picture Book)
1990 Caldecott Medal - Honor Book (Picture Book)
1990 Coretta Scott King Award - Honor Book (Illustrator)
1990 Irma S. & James H. Black Award - Winner (Children's Literature)