Bryan, Ashley <br/><br/>
Beautiful Blackbird. 

 - New York :  Atheneum Books for Young Readers,  2003. 
<br/><br/> Winner of the 2004 Coretta Scott King Award 
<br/><br/> In a story of the Ila people, the colorful birds of Africa ask Balckbird, whom they think is the most beautiful of birds to decorate them with some of his "blackening brew." 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0-689-84731-9 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Ila--folklore<br/>Folklore--Zambia<br/>Multicultural literature--Zambia--Africa