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The Hired Hand: An African-American Folktale
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Author Robert D. San Souci
Illustrator Jerry Pinkney
Country USA
Language English
Genre Children's literature, picture book, African-American folktales
Published 1997 (Dial Books for Young Readers)
Media type Print (hardback)
Pages 40 (unpaginated)
ISBN 9780803712966
OCLC 29258986

The Hired Hand: An African-American Folktale is a 1997 book by Robert D. San Souci and illustrator Jerry Pinkney based on an African American folktale about an itinerant worker who is able to rejuvenate and resurrect people.

Awards

  • 1997 Aesop Prize - winner
  • 1997 CCBC Choice
  • 1997 Commonwealth Club of California Book Award: Juvenile - Silver
  • 1997 New York Times Best Illustrated Books
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