The Man Who Knew Too Much, Retold by Julius Lester (1st Edition Hardcover no DJ)

The Man Who Knew Too Much, Retold by Julius Lester (1st Edition Hardcover no DJ) Illustrated by Leonard Jenkins Published by Clarion Books New York, NY U.S.A. 1994 A husband does not believe it when his wife tells him that their crying baby is comforted by a huge eagle who flies down with his sharp talons and alights on the child. Ages 5-8. Julius Bernard Lester (1939–2018) was an American writer of books for children and adults and an academic who taught for 32 years (1971–2003) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Lester was also a civil rights activist, a photographer, and a musician who recorded two albums of folk music and original songs. Since his first book was published in the early 1990s, Leonard Jenkins (?1905- ? ) has created art for numerous picture and chapter books, most focusing on African-American themes. Collector Quality Vintage Book. Hardcover with full color illustrated, laminated boards w/o DJ. Interior is tight, clean and unmarked. Has been carefully read. Copyright 1994. Printed in U.S.A. Full printing #s line indicates this copy from the 1st printing. Clarion catalog: 1-11905. ISBN: 0-395-60521-0. LCCN: 93-40810. No MSR.