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Lynnette Velasco believes that the foundation for language arts development begins in the home. Zinzi, designed for ages 8 to 12, is perfect for parents and caregivers to experience with children. Zinzi is a family based values book. It is appealing to all children. Zinzi is a homemade, lovespun tale woven in friendship between Zinzi (the African, Queen Nzinga), brother Asi (the African KIng, Askia Muhammad); and best friend Carmen (the African Queen, Nefertiti). These three young people experience the joy of positive self discovery and empowering possibility through self esteem, character building blocks of knowledge. The reader is also invited to sample tasty yet healthy recipes, Zinzi's Delights. The vividly, detailed illustrations are by John Higgins. The recipes were created by Hiram Bonner.
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Lynnette Velasco is blessed to travel a successful though at times bumpy career road as a writer. She is a political consultant, businesswoman and most importantly, poet and children's book author. She was honored by the PEN American Center as an emerging writer of color for her children's book, Zinzi: A Child's Journey to Self Fulfillment, Giving and Caring. Zinzi was chosen to become part of the distinguished children's book collection, the du Grummond Collection at the University of Southern Mississippi. She is also developing a self esteem enriching product line, "Good Thoughts for Young Folks," that will include bookmarks, journals, and greeting cards. She visits New York City public and charter schools and enjoys doing Author Read Aloud programs with students. She holds a BA in English from Hampton University. Lynnette's theme is "Literacy for learning, for living, for life!" Ms. Velasco belongs to the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, the New York Association of Black Journalists and Black Americans in Publishing.
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Book by Lynnette C Velasco
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- EditoreWritersandpoets.Com
- Data di pubblicazione1998
- ISBN 10 0966182316
- ISBN 13 9780966182316
- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- Numero di pagine44
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