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Picking peas for a penny / by Angela Shelf Medearis ; drawings by Charles Shaw.
Author
Medearis, Angela Shelf, 1956-
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
New York, NY : Scholastic, 1993.
Description
[40] p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
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Special Collections - Cotsen Children's Library
22962 Pams / Eng 20 / Box 8
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African Americans
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Social life and customs
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Juvenile literature
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African American farmers
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United States
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History
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20th century
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Juvenile literature
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Farm life
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United States
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History
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20th century
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Juvenile literature
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United States
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History
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20th century
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Juvenile literature
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Depressions
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1929
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United States
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Juvenile literature
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Ill
Shaw, Charles, 1941-2005
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Summary note
A black girl describes the hard work and the rewards involved in growing up on a farm during the Depression of the 1930s.
Notes
"A Blue Ribbon book"--Cover.
Copyright held by State House Press, Austin, Texas.
Story in rhyme about an African-American farm family in Texas.
Binding note
Pub. white color-printed pictorial laminated wrappers.
ISBN
0590459422 (pbk.)
9780590459426 (pbk.)
OCLC
28210883
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