The African Mask

Rupert, Janet

ISBN 10: 0595351611 / ISBN 13: 9780595351619

Editore: Backinprint.com, 2005

Codice articolo 0595351611-3-29385519

Riassunto:

Twelve-year-old Layo has no thoughts of marriage. Her joy lies in making pottery, and she greatly admirers her grandmother's success in that art. When her parents demand that she leave her sleepy little village and visit the bustling city to meet her betrothed, she sees her dream slipping away."Notable Book" of the 1995 African Studies Association Children's Book Award."Vivid recreation of 11th century Africa."-Kirkus Review"The book contains delightful girlish secrets, friendships, romance, and mystery, as well as details of the customs of an ancient culture known for bronze and terra-cotta work."-The Horn Book Guide

L'autore: Janet Rupert once lived in a lighthouse on Lake Erie. She gave that up and studied creative writing at Ohio State, writing The African Mask while a student there. She grew up in Bellefontaine, Ohio, the site of an Indian war chief?s town, Blue Jacket?s Town, and now explores and writes about Native American and Ohio Frontier history.

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Titolo: The African Mask
Casa editrice: Backinprint.com
Data di pubblicazione: 2005
Legatura: paperback
Condizione: Good