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Old Sam hires a man to help out at his saw mill, and the hired hand also teaches Sam's lazy son a lesson about how to treat people
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Remember the sorcerer's apprentice? He had problems with his boss's spells, but at least he never killed anybody. In this African-American folk tale with roots in many cultures, author Robert D. San Souci takes a similar legend and dumps it in the lap of a lazy, selfish boy. Sam won't help out at the mill, and his father handles everything until the day the hired hand arrives. The new employee is a model worker, but he's got other skills, too. Magic ones. Sam tries a few of the newcomer's tricks, and nearly ends up in prison. He ends up wiser instead. As usual, Jerry Pinkney's illustrations add lyric beauty, emotional heft, and a sense of "once upon a time" to this well-told tale.
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[Suggested for, but not limited to ages 5-9. The story is an ageless folktale and the illustrations have universal appeal.]
Robert D. San Souci lives in the San Francisco Bay area. Jerry Pinkney lives in Croton-on-Hudson, New York.
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- PublisherDial
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 0803712960
- ISBN 13 9780803712966
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages40
- IllustratorPinkney Jerry
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Jerry Pinkney (illustrator). 1st Edition. Inscribed by both the author and illustrator to a friend. Beautiful inscriptions. An African-American folktale from Southern oral tradition, first recorded in the late 19th century. In Virginia way, Young Sam, the lazy, no-account son of a sawmill owner, has his life turned upside-down when a hired hand shows up asking for work. Young Sam spies on New Hand, and discovers that the man has the power to rejuvenate an old farmer with sawdust, water, and a drop of blood accompanied by magical incantations. Young Sam exploits his knew knowledge and accidentally kills the woman he's trying to make young, landing himself in court. What begins as a gripping, well-told tale starts to sound like a morality play, as Young Sam repents his lazy ways. But New Hand believes Young Sam and bails him out by presenting to the court the woman who was supposed to have been dead. Inspired by a small Virginia anti-slavery town for its setting and drawing from 18th-century costume with the influence of European fairy-tale art. Protected in a new archival dust jacket. Satisfaction guaranteed. Inscribed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 50328
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