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Karen-lynn-williams

 
9781847800190: Beatrice's Dream: A Story of Kibera Slum
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ISBN 10 : 184780019X ISBN 13 : 9781847800190
Editeur : Frances Lincoln Childrens Books, 2011

Synopsis

Beatrice is a thirteen-year-old orphan in Kibera, Nairobi - a Kenyan shantytown built on refuse and rubbish and one of the biggest slums in Africa. In this book she describes her life: her walk to school, the dust that blows between her teeth and the mud she wades through, her teacher's down-to-earth encouragement, her fear of being alone, how safe she feels at school... This sensitive account in words and photographs reveals the realities of life for some of the world's most deprived people - and offers hope as Beatrice follows her dream to be a nurse.

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À propos de l'auteur

KAREN LYNN WILLIAMS is the author of over a dozen books for children, including Galimoto, a Reading Rainbow Featured Book and one of the New York Times Top Ten Books of the Year. She was a Peace Corps volunteer in Malawi, Africa, which is the setting for When Africa Was Home, a Booklist Editors' Choice. Karen also lived and worked in Haiti, the setting for several books including her highly acclaimed book Circles of Hope. She currently teaches creative writing and travel writing and works as a volunteer with refugee families. She has four children scattered around the world and lives with her husband Steven in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. WENDY STONE was raised in New York City, where she trained in photography and graphic design and worked for 13 years as a graphic designer. Her career as a photographer began when she was assigned by UNICEF to photograph their projects around the south-west Pacific. Since then she has travelled to many African countries on assignment for UN agencies, magazines and newspapers. She settled in Nairobi, Kenya in 1988 with her husband and daughter. Her website is at www.wendystone.com

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Éditeur
Frances Lincoln Childrens Books
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
184780019X
ISBN 13 
9781847800190
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
32
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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