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    My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken, and Me

    Author Maya Angelou
    Illustrated by Margaret Courtney-Clarke
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    $8.99 US
    RH Childrens Books | Crown Books for Young Readers
    8"W x 10"H x 0.2"D   | 8 oz | 60 per carton
    On sale Mar 11, 2003 | 48 Pages | 9780375825675
    Age 3-7 years | Preschool - 2
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    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.
    • WINNER
      Parenting Magazine Best Book of the Year
    "A unique book that honors Africa by projecting images that are true and honors American children by giving them the very best." --School Library Journal (starred)  
    © Dwight Carter
    Maya Angelou was raised in Stamps, Arkansas. In addition to her bestselling autobiographies, including I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and The Heart of a Woman, she wrote numerous volumes of poetry, among them Phenomenal Woman, And Still I Rise, On the Pulse of Morning, and Mother. Maya Angelou died in 2014. View titles by Maya Angelou
    Margaret Courtney-Clarke View titles by Margaret Courtney-Clarke

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    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.

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    • WINNER
      Parenting Magazine Best Book of the Year

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    "A unique book that honors Africa by projecting images that are true and honors American children by giving them the very best." --School Library Journal (starred)  

    Author

    © Dwight Carter
    Maya Angelou was raised in Stamps, Arkansas. In addition to her bestselling autobiographies, including I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and The Heart of a Woman, she wrote numerous volumes of poetry, among them Phenomenal Woman, And Still I Rise, On the Pulse of Morning, and Mother. Maya Angelou died in 2014. View titles by Maya Angelou
    Margaret Courtney-Clarke View titles by Margaret Courtney-Clarke

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