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Little Black Sambo

Little Black Sambo

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Little Black Sambo

by Bannerman, Helen

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  • Hardcover
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New York: Platt and Munk, 1972. reprint . Hardcover. Good/Good. Unpaginated. Hardcover. Edited by Watty Piper. Color illustrations by Eulalie. Dust jacket with edgewear, small tears, light soiling. Hinge lightly cracked. Record # 511020

Synopsis

The Story of Little Black Sambo, a children's book by Helen Bannerman, a Scot who lived for 30 years in Madras in southern India, was first published in London in 1899. (An American edition of the book was illustrated by Florence White Williams. ) In the tale, an Indian boy named Sambo prevails over a group of hungry tigers. The little boy has to give his colourful new clothes, shoes, and umbrella to four tigers so they will not eat him.

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On Jan 14 2015, a reader said:
When I was a young I thought this was a great book. I never considered this book racist. But back then I didn't know what racism was. Sambo could have pink with yellow polka dots I would never have known the difference. Only when the grown ups made it racist did this ever enter my mind.

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Bookseller
Browsing Is Arousing US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
511020
Title
Little Black Sambo
Author
Bannerman, Helen
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Good
Jacket Condition
Good
Edition
reprint
Publisher
Platt and Munk
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1972
Keywords
Childrens Illustrated , Illustrated, , .

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About Browsing Is Arousing

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Glossary

Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Jacket
Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Cracked
In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
Hinge
The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Reprint
Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.

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