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Author

Ringgold, Faith

Publisher

Crown Publishers

Publication Date

1991

Language

English

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Diverse Books - African American/ Black Experience in the U.S.
The Work of Artist and Picture Book Creator Faith Ringgold

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ISBN

9780517885444
9780613015714
9780758753526
9780590463812
9780517580301
9780517580318

Reading Level

LG
Level 3.4, 1 Points

Lexile measure

AD: Adult Directed 790L

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Diverse Books - African American/ Black Experience in the U.S.
The Work of Artist and Picture Book Creator Faith Ringgold

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