| For You Are a Kenyan Child Contributor(s): Cunnane, Kelly (Author), Juan, Ana (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 068986194X ISBN-13: 9780689861949 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2006 Annotation: Simply written and set in a small, modern-day Kenyan village, this read-aloud is sprinkled with Kiswahili words and explanations of African customs as it describes the daily life of a Kenyan child. Full color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles - Country Life - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Africa |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2004017060 |
| Lexile Measure: 650 |
| Series: Anne Schwartz Books |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 11.34" W x 10.8" (1.18 lbs) 40 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 103585 Reading Level: 2.8 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Introduce young readers to the life of a Kenyan child in this sweetly imagined, whimsically illustrated picture book. Imagine you live in a small Kenyan village, where the sun rises over tall trees filled with doves. You wake to the sound of a rooster's crow, instead of an alarm clock. Your afternoon snack is a tasty bug plucked from the sky, instead of an apple. And rather than kicking a soccer ball across a field, you kick a homemade ball of rags down a dusty road. But with so much going on around you, it's just as easy for a Kenyan and American child to forget what your mama asked you to do |
Contributor Bio(s): Juan, Ana: - Ana Juan is the illustrator of Elena's Serenade, which School Library Journal called "a fascinating adventure that explores issues of gender roles, self-confidence, and the workings of an artist's heart" in a starred review. Her paintings have appeared on the cover of The New Yorker, on book and album jackets, on film festival posters, and in several European magazines. She is also the illustrator of Frida by Jonah Winter and the author and illustrator of The Night Eater. She lives in Madrid, Spain.Cunnane, Kelly: - Kelly Cunnane lived in Africa for many years but now resides in Beals, Maine. This is her first book for children. |