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
About the Author
Eloise Greenfield is a celebrated poet and the author of more than forty books of fiction, poetry and biography for children, including the Coretta Scott King Award winner Africa Dream, The Coretta Scott King Award Honor books Mary McLeod Bethune and Childtimes: A Three Generation Memoir, co-written with her mother. Greenfield is the recipient of the Hope S. Dean Award from the Foundation for Children’s Literature, and the NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. She has received the Hurston/Wright Foundation’s North Star Award for Lifetime Achievement, a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Moonstone Celebration of Black Writing, and has an Honorary Doctor of Education Degree from Wheelock College in Boston. Greenfield has also been inducted into the International Hall of Fame for Writers of African Descent. She lives in Washington, D.C.
Carole Byard (1941-2017) was an artist and illustrator whose books for children twice won the Coretta Scott King award.
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