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The Resource The magical adventures of Pretty Pearl, Virginia Hamilton

The magical adventures of Pretty Pearl, Virginia Hamilton

Label
The magical adventures of Pretty Pearl
Title
The magical adventures of Pretty Pearl
Statement of responsibility
Virginia Hamilton
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
Pretty Pearl, a spirited young African god child eager to show off her powers, travels to the New World where, disguised as a human, she lives among a band of free blacks who have created their own separate world deep inside a vast forest
Storyline
Writing style
Character
Award
ALA Notable Children's Book, 1984
Awards note
Coretta Scott King Book Award, Honor, 1984.
http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
078511
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1934-2002
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Hamilton, Virginia
Dewey number
[Fic]
Index
no index present
Intended audience
620L
Intended audience source
Lexile
Interest level
MG
Literary form
fiction
http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
  • 4
  • 6
Reading level
4.2
http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
True
Study program name
Accelerated Reader
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • John Henry
  • African Americans
  • Gods and goddesses, African
  • Folklore, African-American
  • Magic necklaces
  • American people
  • North American people
Target audience
juvenile
Label
The magical adventures of Pretty Pearl, Virginia Hamilton
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • "A Charlotte Zolotow Book."
  • Pretty Pearl, a spirited young African god child eager to show off her powers, travels to the New World where, disguised as a human, she lives among a band of free blacks who have created their own separate world deep inside a vast forest
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
22 cm
Extent
311 pages
Isbn
9780060221867
Lccn
82048629
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Label
The magical adventures of Pretty Pearl, Virginia Hamilton
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • "A Charlotte Zolotow Book."
  • Pretty Pearl, a spirited young African god child eager to show off her powers, travels to the New World where, disguised as a human, she lives among a band of free blacks who have created their own separate world deep inside a vast forest
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
22 cm
Extent
311 pages
Isbn
9780060221867
Lccn
82048629
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n

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