This is the story of a little black boy, told for children and illustrated with over fifty photographs showing Tobe and his brothers and sisters in all the varied activities of a small southern farm. Both vocabulary and sentence structure have been kept as simple as possible, and although not graded rigidly to any one level, it should be read easily by children in the earlier grades. Originally published in 1939. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make ...
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This is the story of a little black boy, told for children and illustrated with over fifty photographs showing Tobe and his brothers and sisters in all the varied activities of a small southern farm. Both vocabulary and sentence structure have been kept as simple as possible, and although not graded rigidly to any one level, it should be read easily by children in the earlier grades. Originally published in 1939. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.
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Seller's Description:
Charles Farrell (photographs) Very Good in Good jacket. Children / Adventure. 4to. 10th Printing. Hardcover with dust jacket. 4to with 121pages. The book is in very good condition with some very slight-faint marks to cover. Previous owner's name at the top of the front free end paper. Interior is clean and tight. The dust jacket is in good condition with some shelf wear, rubbing and some small tears to edges, $4.95 price on front flap of jacket. Some faint discoloration to back of dj. Pictures available upon request. Profusely illustrated. "...this book was inspired when a little black boy asked Ms. Sharpe why there weren't any children books for colored kids. She started researching and found there weren't any books about colored children and proceeded to make history by writing one of the first of it's kind....This is the story of a little black boy, told for children and illustrated with over fifty photographs showing Tobe and his brothers and sisters in all the varied activities of a small southern farm." Blue Cloth w/Gold text. DJ Gray-Black-Blue spine/ White text. #034192.
