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Sirga: Queen of the African Bush

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Item data

Title

Sirga: Queen of the African Bush

Collection

The Black Experience in Children's Books: Selections from Augusta Baker's Bibliographies

Names

Guillot, René, 1900-1969 (Author)
Marsh, Gwen (Translator)
Kiddell-Monroe, Joan (Illustrator)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1959
Place: New York
Publisher: Criterion Books

Library Location

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division
Shelf locator: Sc Fic (Guillot, R. Sirga)

Subjects

Indigenous peoples -- Africa
Animals
Lion

Genres

Books
Children'S Literature
Illustrations

Physical Description

Extent: 192 p. illus. 22 cm.

Languages

English

Identifiers

Library of Congress Control Number: 59012198
RLIN/OCLC: NYPGR1705953-B
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11571638
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 452edc60-7cf7-0134-c8cc-00505686a51c

Rights

The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Type Of Resource

Text
Still Image

Date Issued

1959

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MLA format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "Sirga: Queen of the African Bush" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1959. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/452edc60-7cf7-0134-c8cc-00505686a51c

APA format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. (1959). Sirga: Queen of the African Bush Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/452edc60-7cf7-0134-c8cc-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "Sirga: Queen of the African Bush" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/452edc60-7cf7-0134-c8cc-00505686a51c

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