Importance of Pot Liquor (American Storytelling)

By Jackie Torrence

Book Overview

The late Jackie Torrence, known to audiences nationwide simply as The Story Lady, had a way with words. These lively, engaging stories feature characters from folklore (Br'er Rabbit and Tar Baby) and from the Bible (Hosea and Gomer, the Lost Son), with a few of her family stories that have proven to be crowd pleasers ( Pa's Trip from Town: A Ghost Story, and The Strawberry Pie). The title essay encourages African-American youth to learn and preserve the stories of their people as a source of ....

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874833388
• ISBN13: 9780874833386
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: August House
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.9" x 0.6" x 5.3"
• Age Range: 9 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 4 to Postsecondary