| Boonoonoonous Hair Contributor(s): Senior, Olive (Author), James, Laura (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1926890078 ISBN-13: 9781926890074 Publisher: Tradewind Books OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2019 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Self-esteem & Self-reliance - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Caribbean & Latin America - Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women |
| Dewey: E |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 10.4" W x 9.5" (1.08 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America - Topical - Self-Esteem - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this vibrant and exquisitely illustrated picture book, written by Commonwealth Prize-winning Jamaican-Canadian Olive Senior, and with pictures by the acclaimed artist Laura James (the team that created Anna Carries Water), a young girl learns to love her difficult-to-manage, voluminous and boonoonoonous hair. |
Contributor Bio(s): Senior, Olive: - Olive Senior is the prize-winning author of a dozen books of fiction, poetry and non-fiction. Her short story collection Summer Lightning (Longman, 1986) won the inaugural Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book, and her poetry collection Over the Roofs of the World (Insomniac, 2005) was a finalist for the 2005 Governor General's Literary Award for poetry. Born in Jamaica, she divides her time between Jamaica and Toronto, Ontario. Learn more at www.olivesenior.com.James, Laura: - Laura James is an award-winning artist and self-taught painter of Antiguan heritage. Working as a professional artist for many years, she has exhibited widely, including at the Studio Museum, Harlem. She was born in New York City, where she now lives. For more information, visit www.laurajamesart.com. |