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My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken, and Me
By Angelou, Maya & Courtney-Clarke, Margaret
- ISBN
- 978-0-51759-667-8
- Publisher
- New York : C. Potter, c1994.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 1994
Gr 1-3 A superb portrayal of Ndebele village life and art for young children. "Hello Stranger-friend" begins eight-year-old Thandi as she stands in front of a brightly painted house. In a thoroughly child-true voice, she tells about her beloved chicken, her people's ideas of "good" (which is as close as they come to saying "beautiful"), their ways of making designs in paint or beads, her brother, and going to town. Courtney-Clarke's fu...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
