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Africa Dream
Contributor(s): Greenfield, Eloise (Author), Byard, Carole (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 0064432777     ISBN-13: 9780064432771
Publisher: HarperCollins
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: December 1991
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Annotation: An African-American child dreams of Africa, where she sees animals, shops in a marketplace, reads from a strange old book, and returns to the village where her granddaddy welcomed her so long ago.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Africa
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american
- Juvenile Fiction | Bedtime & Dreams
Dewey: E
LCCN: 77005080
Age Level: 4-8
Grade Level: PreK-3
Lexile Measure: 580 NP (Non-Prose Text)
Physical Information: 0.16" H x 8.75" W x 8.95" L (0.23 lbs) 32 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product
Awards: Coretta Scott King Award, Winner, Author, 1978
Coretta Scott King Award, Winner, Illustrator, 1978
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 12/06/1991
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 73887
Reading Level: 2.5   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:

In this stunning Coretta Scott King Award-winning picture book, take a magical and resonant journey to Africa.

I went all the way to Africa / In a dream one night / I crossed over the ocean / In a slow, smooth jump...

In words that sing and pictures that evoke the rich life and culture of the African continent, here is a book that makes real the deepest longings and imaginings of children for the faraway land of their ancestors. A classic picture book for sharing at home or in the classroom.

Greenfield's lyrical telling and Byard's marvelous pictures make this book close to an ideal adventure for children, black or white. --Publishers Weekly


Contributor Bio(s): Greenfield, Eloise: -

Eloise Greenfield's love of writing shines through brilliantly in each and every one of her books, which include Honey, I Love and Other Love Poems and How They Got Over: African Americans and the Call of the Sea, both illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist. She is the recipient of the Coretta Scott King Award, the Foundation for Children's Literature Hope S. Dean Award, and the National Council for the Social Studies Carter G. Woodson Book Award. In 2018 she received the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement. Ms. Greenfield lives in Washington, DC. You can follow her on Twitter @ELGreenfield.


 
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