Mirandy and Brother Wind
$36.73
- Hardcover
32 pages
- Release Date
7 February 1990
Summary
The Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Award winning classic is back in a beautiful reissue. Illus. in full color.
Mirandy is sure she’ll win the cake walk if she can catch Brother Wind for her partner, but he eludes all the tricks her friends advise. This gets a high score for plot, pace, and characterization. Mirandy sparkles with energy and determination. Multi-hued watercolors fill the pages with patterned ferment. A treat to pass on to new generations. —(starred) Bulletin, Ce…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780394887654 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0394887654 |
| Author: | Patricia McKissack, Jerry Pinkney |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House Inc |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 7 February 1990 |
| Weight: | 485g |
| Dimensions: | 10mm x 238mm x 286mm |
| Series: | A Knopf Book and Cassette Classic |
| Audience Age: | 3-7 |
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Patricia McKissack
Award-winning author Patricia McKissack comes from a family of skilled storytellers who taught her to listen and observe, fostering her lifelong love of words.
The Dark Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural was a 1993 Newbery Honor Book. Patricia also received the Coretta Scott King Award in 1993 for The Dark Thirty.
Patricia wishes she could have talked to her hero, Frederick Douglass, about his rise from slavery, his daring escape, and his eventual freedom.
If she were not an author, Patricia would like to be an interior designer or an architect, using design to tell stories.
Patricia frequently collaborates on books with her husband, Fredrick. They have three sons and live in St. Louis, Missouri.
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