This child's view of the long day's work in the cotton fields, simply expressed in a poet's resonant language, is a fresh and stirring look at migrant family life.'With its restrained poetic text and impressionist paintings, this is a picture book for older readers, too.'--Booklist
Sprache
Verlagsort
Verlagsgruppe
Zielgruppe
Für Kinder
US School Grade: Preschool, Interest Age: From 4 to 7 years
Produkt-Hinweis
Broschur/Paperback
Bilderbuch
Klebebindung
Illustrationen
Maße
Höhe: 228 mm
Breite: 279 mm
Dicke: 2 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-0-15-201482-7 (9780152014827)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
An award-winning fiction writer, playwright, and poet, Sherley Anne Williams (1944-1999) is best known for her widely acclaimed novel Dessa Rose. Her interest in children's literature was nurtured by story-telling sessions for her son, Malcolm, and his friends.
Working Cotton is based on poems from The Peacock Poems, a National Book Award nominee, and his her first book for children.