Title: Beautiful blackbird
First published: 2003
Description: In a story of the Ila people, the colorful birds of Africa ask Blackbird, whom they think is the most beautiful of birds, to decorate them with some of his "blackening brew."
Subjects: Folklore, Ila (African people), Animals, Coretta Scott King Award, JUVENILE FICTION, Fairy Tales & Folklore, African American, People & Places, Birds, Children's fiction, Folklore, africa
Places: Zambia
LC classification: PZ8.1.B838 Bg 2003