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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherRandom House Children's Books
ISBN-100517596679
ISBN-139780517596678
eBay Product ID (ePID)230311
Product Key Features
Book TitleMy Painted House, My Friendly Chicken, and Me
Number of Pages48 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicHistory / Africa, People & Places / Africa, Girls & Women, Art / General
Publication Year1994
IllustratorYes
GenreJuvenile Fiction, Juvenile Nonfiction
AuthorMaya Angelou
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight14 Oz
Item Length10.3 in
Item Width8.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
LCCN93-045735
Dewey Edition20
Reviews"A unique book that honors Africa by projecting images that are true and honors American children by giving them the very best." --School Library Journal (starred) From the Hardcover edition., "A unique book that honors Africa by projecting images that are true and honors American children by giving them the very best." --School Library Journal(starred)
Grade FromPreschool
Photographed byCourtney-Clarke, Margaret
Dewey Decimal813.5/4
Grade ToThird Grade
Designed byIsley, Alexander, Design Staff
SynopsisAn acclaimed picture book from Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award nominee Maya Angelou is now back in print in a gorgeous paperback edition. America's favorite poet joins a well-known photojournalist to tell the story of an eight-year-old Ndebele girl named Thandi, who lives in painted village in South Africa with her mother, her aunts, her mischievous younger brother, and her best friend, a chicken. Share the joys and challenges of growing up between two worlds--traditional African craft passed down from mother to daughter, and modern life found in the bright, colorful motifs of the murals and beadwork--and learn about a different culture through a new friend.