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Kofi and His Magic

Plot

With full-color photographs. Now in paperback, "My Painted House, MyFriendly Chicken, and Me" is the enchanting story of an eight-year-old girlnamed Thandi, her village, her mischievous brother, her best friend--achicken--and the remarkable mural art that is produced by the Ndebele women.With over seventy photographs of the reclusive Ndebele women and theirbreathtaking paintings, "My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken, and Me" documents the passing of traditions from parent to child while introducingyoung readers to a new culture through a new friend. "Angelou's prose, like theart, is unlike what you've seen before" ( "Chicago Tribune" ). "PoetAngelou's impish narrative and Margaret Courtney-Clarke's ravishing photoscreate an entrancing vision...." ( "Entertainment Weekly" ). To be publishedsimultaneously with "Kofi and His Magic," a new hardcover collaborativeeffort by Angelou and Courtney-Clarke.