Bryan, Ashley
Overview
| Works: | 190 works in 446 publications in 3 languages and 40,942 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Juvenile works Poetry Folklore Fiction Picture books History Historical fiction Biography Legends Hymns |
| Roles: | Author, Illustrator, Narrator, Performer, Author of introduction, Costume designer, Compiler, Translator, Editor, Other |
| Classifications: | PZ8.1.B838, E |
Publication Timeline
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Most widely held works about
Ashley Bryan
- Words to my life's song by Ashley Bryan( Book )
- Ashley Bryan's Puppets : making something from everything by Ashley Bryan( Book )
- Sing to the sun by Alvin Singleton( )
- Ashley Bryan : words to my life's song by Ashley Bryan( Book )
- Meet Ashley Bryan : storyteller, artist, writer( Visual )
- Looking for a face like mine( Visual )
- Ashley Bryan, artist-in-residence by Ashley Bryan( Book )
- Painter and poet : the wonderful world of Ashley Bryan( Book )
- Ashley Bryan( Visual )
- I know a man ... Ashley Bryan( Visual )
- Ashley Bryan's puppets by Ashley Bryan( Book )
- Ashley Bryan by Ashley Bryan( Book )
- Ashley Bryan : words to my life's song by Ashley Bryan( Recording )
- Bryan, Ashley #2( Visual )
- by Ashley Bryan( )
- Virginia Hamilton lecture( Visual )
- Bryan, Ashely( Visual )
- Ashley Bryan's world by Donna L Gold( )
- Contemporary Black biography. profiles from the international Black community( )
- Something about the author( )
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Most widely held works by
Ashley Bryan
Beautiful blackbird by
Ashley Bryan(
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7 editions published between 2000 and 2005 in English and held by 2,407 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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."
7 editions published between 2000 and 2005 in English and held by 2,407 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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."
Let it shine : three favorite spirituals by
Ashley Bryan(
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7 editions published between 2005 and 2007 in English and held by 2,069 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Illustrated versions of three well-known hymns
7 editions published between 2005 and 2007 in English and held by 2,069 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Illustrated versions of three well-known hymns
Beat the story-drum, pum-pum by
Ashley Bryan(
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12 editions published between 1980 and 1995 in English and held by 1,731 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Five traditional Nigerian folktales retold by Ashley Bryan
12 editions published between 1980 and 1995 in English and held by 1,731 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Five traditional Nigerian folktales retold by Ashley Bryan
Courage has no color : the true story of the Triple Nickles : America's first Black paratroopers by
Tanya Lee Stone(
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2 editions published in 2013 in English and held by 1,706 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Examines the role of African-Americans in the military through the history of the Triple Nickles, America's first black paratroopers, who fought against attacks perpetrated on the American West by the Japanese during World War II
2 editions published in 2013 in English and held by 1,706 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Examines the role of African-Americans in the military through the history of the Triple Nickles, America's first black paratroopers, who fought against attacks perpetrated on the American West by the Japanese during World War II
Ashley Bryan's ABC of African-American poetry by
Ashley Bryan(
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8 editions published between 1997 and 2003 in English and held by 1,484 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Each letter of the alphabet is represented by a line from a poem by different African American poets, describing an aspect of the black experience
8 editions published between 1997 and 2003 in English and held by 1,484 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Each letter of the alphabet is represented by a line from a poem by different African American poets, describing an aspect of the black experience
Freedom over me : eleven slaves, their lives and dreams brought to life by
Ashley Bryan(
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4 editions published between 2016 and 2017 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,442 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Using original slave auction and plantation estate documents, contrasts the monetary value of a slave with the priceless value of life experiences and dreams that a slave owner could never take away"--
4 editions published between 2016 and 2017 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,442 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Using original slave auction and plantation estate documents, contrasts the monetary value of a slave with the priceless value of life experiences and dreams that a slave owner could never take away"--
All night, all day : a child's first book of African-American spirituals(
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4 editions published between 1991 and 2004 in English and held by 1,315 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A selection of twenty spirituals, that distinctive music from the time of slavery. Includes piano accompaniment and guitar chords
4 editions published between 1991 and 2004 in English and held by 1,315 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A selection of twenty spirituals, that distinctive music from the time of slavery. Includes piano accompaniment and guitar chords
What a wonderful world by
George Weiss(
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6 editions published between 1967 and 2000 in English and held by 1,212 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Children put on a puppet show using the words to the song "What a wonderful world," made famous by Louis Armstrong
6 editions published between 1967 and 2000 in English and held by 1,212 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Children put on a puppet show using the words to the song "What a wonderful world," made famous by Louis Armstrong
The story of lightning & thunder by
Ashley Bryan(
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6 editions published between 1992 and 1999 in English and held by 1,083 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In this retelling of a West African tale, Ma Sheep Thunder and her impetuous son Ram Lightning are forced to leave their home on Earth because of the trouble Ram causes
6 editions published between 1992 and 1999 in English and held by 1,083 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In this retelling of a West African tale, Ma Sheep Thunder and her impetuous son Ram Lightning are forced to leave their home on Earth because of the trouble Ram causes
What a morning! : the Christmas story in Black spirituals(
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9 editions published between 1987 and 1996 in English and held by 1,073 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Five illustrated spirituals dealing with the birth of Christ on the first Christmas morning
9 editions published between 1987 and 1996 in English and held by 1,073 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Five illustrated spirituals dealing with the birth of Christ on the first Christmas morning
Turtle knows your name by
Ashley Bryan(
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4 editions published between 1989 and 1993 in English and held by 1,032 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A small boy with a very long name is challenged by his grandmother to find out her real name
4 editions published between 1989 and 1993 in English and held by 1,032 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A small boy with a very long name is challenged by his grandmother to find out her real name
The cat's purr by
Ashley Bryan(
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7 editions published between 1985 and 1993 in English and Afrikaans and held by 946 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Cat and Rat are friends, but when Rat tricks Cat into letting him play the cat drum, which only cats may play, Cat protects his drum in the only way he can, by swallowing it, and that is how he got his purr
7 editions published between 1985 and 1993 in English and Afrikaans and held by 946 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Cat and Rat are friends, but when Rat tricks Cat into letting him play the cat drum, which only cats may play, Cat protects his drum in the only way he can, by swallowing it, and that is how he got his purr
All things bright and beautiful by
Cecil Frances Alexander(
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3 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 924 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An illustrated version of the well-known hymn, which describes the marvels of God's creation
3 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 924 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An illustrated version of the well-known hymn, which describes the marvels of God's creation
The night has ears : African proverbs(
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2 editions published in 1999 in English and held by 908 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of twenty-six proverbs, some serious and some humorous, from a variety of African tribes
2 editions published in 1999 in English and held by 908 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of twenty-six proverbs, some serious and some humorous, from a variety of African tribes
Jump back, honey : the poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar by
Paul Laurence Dunbar(
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2 editions published in 1999 in English and held by 901 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An illustrated collection of poems by Paul Laurence Dunbar, including "A Boy's Summer Song," "The Sparrow," and "Little Brown Baby."
2 editions published in 1999 in English and held by 901 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An illustrated collection of poems by Paul Laurence Dunbar, including "A Boy's Summer Song," "The Sparrow," and "Little Brown Baby."
Lion and the ostrich chicks, and other African folk tales by
Ashley Bryan(
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9 editions published between 1986 and 1996 in English and held by 885 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Includes four traditional tales told by the Hausa, Angolan, Masai, and Bushmen people of Africa
9 editions published between 1986 and 1996 in English and held by 885 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Includes four traditional tales told by the Hausa, Angolan, Masai, and Bushmen people of Africa
It's Kwanzaa time! by
Linda Goss(
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3 editions published between 1995 and 2002 in English and held by 879 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Stories, recipes, and activities introduce the holiday of Kwanzaa and the ways in which it is celebrated
3 editions published between 1995 and 2002 in English and held by 879 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Stories, recipes, and activities introduce the holiday of Kwanzaa and the ways in which it is celebrated
Sail away : poems by
Langston Hughes(
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2 editions published in 2015 in English and held by 810 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A celebration of mermaids, wildernesses of waves, and the creatures of the deep through poems by Langston Hughes and cut-paper collage illustrations by multiple Coretta Scott King Award-winner Ashley Bryan
2 editions published in 2015 in English and held by 810 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A celebration of mermaids, wildernesses of waves, and the creatures of the deep through poems by Langston Hughes and cut-paper collage illustrations by multiple Coretta Scott King Award-winner Ashley Bryan
The story of the three kingdoms by
Walter Dean Myers(
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4 editions published between 1995 and 1997 in English and held by 780 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Long ago, Elephant ruled the forest, Shark ruled the sea, and Hawk ruled the sky, until the People discovered a unique power that enabled them to dominate the other creatures
4 editions published between 1995 and 1997 in English and held by 780 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Long ago, Elephant ruled the forest, Shark ruled the sea, and Hawk ruled the sky, until the People discovered a unique power that enabled them to dominate the other creatures
The ox of the wonderful horns, and other African folktales by
Ashley Bryan(
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12 editions published between 1971 and 1995 in English and French and held by 722 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
These tales are full of the life and spirit of Africa, but are fun to read and enjoy anywhere
12 editions published between 1971 and 1995 in English and French and held by 722 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
These tales are full of the life and spirit of Africa, but are fun to read and enjoy anywhere
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Related Identities
- Anansi (Legendary character)
- Stone, Tanya Lee Author
- United States Army
- United States Army Parachute Infantry Battalion, 555th
- Langstaff, John 1920-2005 Other Author
- Candlewick Press
- Ross, John Andrew
- Juvenile Collection (Library of Congress)
- Hughes, Langston 1902-1967 Author
- Atheneum (New York, N.Y.) Publisher
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Associated Subjects
Africa Africa, West African American artists African American authors African American illustrators African Americans African American soldiers African Americans--Social conditions American poetry--African American authors Animals Armed Forces--African American troops Armed Forces--Parachute troops Armstrong, Louis, Authors, American Bryan, Ashley Cats Children's poetry, American Children's poetry, English Children's stories--Authorship Christmas music Creation Drum English language--Alphabet Folklore Friendship Historical fiction Hymns, English Ila (African people) Illustrated children's books Lightning Military campaigns Military participation--African American Nature--Religious aspects--Christianity Nigeria Praise of God Race discrimination Rats Regimental histories Selfishness Slavery Spirituals (Songs) Tales Thunderstorms Tricksters United States United States.--Army United States.--Army.--Parachute Infantry Battalion, 555th Western Front (World War (1939-1945)) West Indies World War (1939-1945)
