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Loading... My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken, and Meby Maya Angelou
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Narrative is cast in the voice of an 8-year-old Ndebele girl who's immensely proud to have just begun learning traditional arts from her mother. Photos show how Southern Africa's Ndebele people decorate their houses with fantastic geometric designs  aletheia21 | Feb 15, 2007 |  Thandi, an eight-year-old Ndebele girl in South Africa, tells about her best friend who is a chicken and her family and the painted houses and art traditions of her people. (  ) UWC_PYP | Feb 18, 2006 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0375825673, Paperback)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.(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:17 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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