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The African Mask - Couverture souple

Rupert, Janet

 
9780595351619: The African Mask
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0595351611 ISBN 13 : 9780595351619
Editeur : iUniverse, 2005

Synopsis

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

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Présentation de l'éditeur

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

Biographie de l'auteur

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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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2005
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0595351611
ISBN 13 
9780595351619
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
146
Coordonnées du fabricant
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