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Shadow

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Author: Brown, Marcia
Illustrator: Brown, Marcia
Translator: Brown, Marcia
French of Blaise Cendrars, The
ISBN:978-0-689-71875-5
Publication Date:Nov 1995
Publisher:Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Imprint:Aladdin
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $8.99
Book Description:

Discover the mingling of past and present in this rich African story following Shadow--featuring delightfully spooky art by Caldecott Medal winner Marcia Brown. Shadow itself has no shadow... It goes forth at night to prowl around the fires. It even likes to mingle with the dancers. Thus it is both prowler and dancer. Discover the eerie translation of the poem by Blaise Cendrars about the rich history of...
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Book Details
Pages:40
Detailed Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):8.5 x 11 x 0.2 Inches
Book Weight:0.415 Pounds
Author Biography
Brown, Marcia (Author)
Marcia Joan Brown, 1918 - 2015 Marcia Joan Brown was born in Rochester, New York on July 13, 1918. She graduated from New York State College for Teachers (the University at Albany's predecessor). She taught at Cornwall High School in New York City, where she began her writing career with the publication of The Little Carousel in 1946. She authored and illustrated more than 30 children's books. She won the Caldecott Medal three times for Cinderella, Once a Mouse, and Shadow.

Brown died on April 28 at her home in Laguna Hills, California, following complications of congestive heart failure. She was 96.

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