Amadeus: The Leghorn Rooster

By Delores B. Nevils

Book Overview

Lowcountry storyteller Delores B. Nevils and acclaimed artist Jonathan Green collaborate to share the story of Amadeus, a loud and proud leghorn rooster who comes to live with a widow lady in the Corners community of St. Helena Island on the South Carolina coast. The widow lady's dogs--Kane and Able--and cats--Mae Liza, Scooter, and Pumpkin--are unhappy with the arrival of this new resident in their yard. Amadeus makes himself at home and becomes the pride of the neighborhood. When the widow lady comes to welcome Amadeus and his constant cock-a-doodle-dooing, a rivalry develops between the rooster and the original residents of the yard, with unexpected results. The cautionary story of Amadeus teaches a valuable lesson for readers of all ages about what can be lost without cooperation and friendship. As the characters learn from the consequences of their actions, if you do not take care of everyone and everything around you, then you just might end up with nothing.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611175569
• ISBN13: 9781611175561
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 11.2" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

A Beautiful Book and a Wonderful Story

This book features the work of the great southern artist, Jonathan Green. His bright colors and elegant treatment of rural, southern, African-American life is unparalleled by contemporary American artists. The story is a traditional Gullah story from the Sea Islands about a Widow Lady and her menagerie of animals. It is a delightfully open-ended story that can prompt a lot of fun discussions with children. This book makes a great gift and is simply beautiful to see.