Anna Carries Water Contributor(s): Senior, Olive (Author), James, Laura (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1896580602 ISBN-13: 9781896580609 Publisher: Tradewind Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover Published: February 2014 |
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BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Caribbean & Latin America - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational - Juvenile Fiction | Health & Daily Living - Daily Activities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dewey: E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Age Level: 6-8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grade Level: 1-3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 10.5" W x 9.1" L (1.10 lbs) 40 pages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features: Ikids, Price on Product | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2014 School Library Journal 05/01/2014 pg. 94 Kirkus Best Picture Books 11/15/2014 pg. 72 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Publisher Description: Anna fetches water from the spring every day, but she can't carry it on her head like her older brothers and sisters can. In this charming and poetic family story set in Jamaica, Commonwealth Prize-winning author Olive Senior shows young readers the power of determination, as Anna achieves her goal and overcomes her fear. |
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Contributor Bio(s): Senior, Olive: - Olive Senior is the prize-winning author of a dozen books of fiction, poetry and non-fiction. Her short story collection Summer Lightning (Longman, 1986) won the inaugural Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book, and her poetry collection Over the Roofs of the World (Insomniac, 2005) was a finalist for the 2005 Governor General's Literary Award for poetry. Born in Jamaica, she divides her time between Jamaica and Toronto, Ontario. Learn more at www.olivesenior.com.James, Laura: - Laura James is an award-winning artist and self-taught painter of Antiguan heritage. Working as a professional artist for many years, she has exhibited widely, including at the Studio Museum, Harlem. She was born in New York City, where she now lives. For more information, visit www.laurajamesart.com. |
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