Working Cotton
Published on 15. February 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
32 pages
978-0-15-201482-7 (ISBN)
Description
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
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Cengage Learning EMEA
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: Preschool, Interest Age: From 4 to 7 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Picture book
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 279 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight
145 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-15-201482-7 (9780152014827)
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Persons
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.
Working Cotton is based on poems from The Peacock Poems, a National Book Award nominee, and his her first book for children.