My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken, and Me - Softcover

Angelou, Maya

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0375825673 ISBN 13: 9780375825675

Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers, 2003

Synopsis

Full color photographs. -Hello, Stranger-Friend- begins Maya Angelou's story about Thandi, a South African Ndebele girl, her mischievous brother, her beloved chicken, and the astonishing mural art produced by the women of her tribe. With never-before-seen photographs of the very private Ndebele women and their paintings, this unique book shows the passing of traditions from parent to child and introduces young readers to a new culture through a new friend.

About this title

Review:

"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)

About the Author:

Maya Angelou was raised in Stamps, Arkansas. In addition to her bestselling autobiographies, including I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and The Heart of a Woman, she wrote numerous volumes of poetry, among them Phenomenal Woman, And Still I Rise, On the Pulse of Morning, and Mother. Maya Angelou died in 2014.

About this edition

• Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0375825673
• ISBN 13: 9780375825675
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48
• Illustrator: Courtney-Clarke Margaret