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My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken, and Me
Maya Angelou

My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken, and Me

Crown Books for Young Readers (Mar 11, 2003)
9780375825675
| Paperback
48 pages | 206 x 249 mm | English
Dewey 960

Subject

  • Art, Ndebele
  • Juvenile Nonfiction / People & Places / Africa
  • South Africa
  • South Africa - Social Life And Customs
  • Women, Ndebele

Plot

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.