Lester, Julius

Poems and photographs dealing with the themes of love, identity, city and country life, and childhood.

Combines all four volumes of Uncle Remus tales, offering a retelling of the adventures and misadventures of Brer Rabbit and his friends and enemies.

Contains three stories of slavery based on historical events, exploring themes of love and freedom.

Relates what happens when a little boy named Sam matches wits with several tigers that want to eat him (a retelling of Little Black Sambo).

Presents six stories about African-Americans who contributed to the movement for freedom from slavery.

A fictionalized account of the Biblical tale in which a Hebrew infant, rescued by the daughter of the Pharaoh, passes through a turbulent adolescence to eventually become a prophet of his people while his sister finds her true self as a priestess to the Egyptian gods.

Julius Lester discusses the aspects of his life that have influenced his writing, including his upbringing before the Civil Rights movement, his personal relationships, his political and social views, and his religious beliefs.

After their college psychologist father kills their artist mother, young Jenna and Jeremy struggle with the secret each of them keeps.

Twelve tales of the black experience in Africa and America arranged by topic--Origins, Love, Heroes, and People.