The Song of the Molimo: A Pygmy at the St. Louis World's Fair - Couverture souple

Cutler, Jane

 
9780595528950: The Song of the Molimo: A Pygmy at the St. Louis World's Fair
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0595528953 ISBN 13 : 9780595528950
Editeur : iUniverse, 2008

Synopsis

Twelve-year-old Harry Jones arrives in St. Louis in the summer of 1904 ready to have the time of his life at the glorious ST. Louis World's Fair. But the minute her gets off the train, unanticipated events push him to see the underside of this utopian moment in American history. The Song of the Molimo explores the fictional relationship between Harry and Ota Benga, whose character is based on an African pygmy who is on display at the fair. Their unlikely friendship affirms the ability of people to change and change one another.

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Biographie de l'auteur

Jane Culter has published fifteen children's books, including the prize-winning The Cello of Mr. O, Darcy and Gran Don't Like Babies, (A Reading Rainbow Book) and My Wartime Summers. Jane has been honored with the PEN award, the Zena Sutherland Award and The Bank Street College of Education Award. The Bulletin for the Center for Children's Books named her a "Rising Star." She received her BA in English from Northwestern University and her MA in Creative Writing from San Francisco State University. She lives in Noe Valley neighborhood of San Francisco. Visit her on the Web at www.janeculter.com

Présentation de l'éditeur

Twelve-year-old Harry Jones arrives in St. Louis in the summer of 1904 ready to have the time of his life at the glorious ST. Louis World's Fair. But the minute her gets off the train, unanticipated events push him to see the underside of this utopian moment in American history. The Song of the Molimo explores the fictional relationship between Harry and Ota Benga, whose character is based on an African pygmy who is on display at the fair. Their unlikely friendship affirms the ability of people to change and change one another.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0595528953
ISBN 13 
9780595528950
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
192
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9780374371418: Song of the Molimo

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0374371415 ISBN 13 :  9780374371418
Editeur : Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1998
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