My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken, and Me
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Description
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. Review: Love this book - Maya Angelou is awesome and if you love her books, you will love this one too. Great as a gift. Review: I love everything Dr Maya Angelou wrote. - A gift for my niece I read it years ago. I even memorized it.
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| Best Sellers Rank | #436,996 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #63 in Children's African History #208 in Children's Africa Books #342 in Children's Painting Books (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 69 Reviews |
Reviews
M**Y
Love this book
Maya Angelou is awesome and if you love her books, you will love this one too. Great as a gift.
A**R
I love everything Dr Maya Angelou wrote.
A gift for my niece I read it years ago. I even memorized it.
N**E
Beautiful book!
My daughter loved the bright pictures. This is such a great book for a little one!
K**Y
Great to broaden my daughters’ horizons
I bought this as recommended for my 4 and 5 year old daughters to broaden their horizons a little, and they really liked it!
C**Z
Falls short of good intention
I'm a great admirer of Ms. Angelou. And I love Africa, African art, and the idea for this book. But I was disappointed in a couple of things. "You have to have very strong eyes to paint good...." I'm sorry, but if Ms. Angelou has authored a book that contains a grammar mistake such as this, kids are going to accept it as correct. It was her responsibility to set an example of good writing for them. Also, I find the layout confusing. It is hard to follow the text sometimes and the changes of font are blaring, too busy. Plus, in the paperback version, one has to pull the book opened flat to read the text that bleeds across two pages. I fear the paperback binding won't last long because of this. Nice premise, well intentioned, but I'm not a total fan.
S**E
it was shipped and we're pleased.
Our Organization, Young Performing Artists (YPAs), Inc., offers youth enrichment programs featuring history, culture and heritage using 'the arts' to enhance the learning experience. This book will complete our 'story time' hour. We ordered; it was shipped and we're pleased.
C**T
UPLIFTING-GENUINE-MUST READ!!!
God blessed this woman! Awesome insight. Everyone should read her works!!!!
N**J
My granddaughter loved this. Although she is only 5
My granddaughter loved this.Although she is only 5, she could read some of it herself. I'm glad to have given it to her for a growing collection of Maya Angelou pieces.
L**E
Five Stars
Excellent book
M**R
Five Stars
Great
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