Magnolia Flower

From beloved African American folklorist Zora Neale Hurston comes a moving adaptation by National Book Award winner and #1 New York Times bestselling author of How to Be an Antiracist and Antiracist Baby , Ibram X. Kendi. Magnolia Flower follows a young Afro Indigenous girl who longs for freedom and is gorgeously illustrated by Loveis Wise ( The People Remember , Ablaze with Color ). Born to parents who survived Middle Passage slavery and the Trail of Tears, Magnolia Flower is a girl with a vibrant spirit. Not to be deterred by rigid ways of the world, she longs to connect with others, who too long for freedom. She finds this in a young man of letters who her father disapproves of. In her quest to be free, Magnolia must make a choice and set off on a journey that will prove just how brave one can be when leading with one''s heart. The acclaimed writer of several American classics, Zora Neale Hurston wrote this stirring folktale brimming with poetic prose, culture, and history. It was first published in 1925 in her collection Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick. Tenderly retold by #1 New York Times bestselling and National Book Award-winning author Ibram X. Kendi, Magnolia Flower tells the story of a transformative and radical devotion between generations of Indigenous and Black people in America. With breathtaking illustrations by Loveis Wise, this picture book reminds us that there is no force strong enough to stop love.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Zora Neale Hurston, Hurston Zora Neale, Ibram X Kendi, Ibram X. Kendi
• Mitarbeit: Loveis Wise (Illustration)
• Verlag: Harper Collins Usa
• Sprache: Englisch
• Altersempfehlung: 4 bis 8 Jahre
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 30.09.2022
• EAN: 9780063098312
• ISBN: 978-0-06-309831-2
• Abmessung: 288 mm x 290 mm x 8 mm
• Themen: Kinder- und Jugendbücher > Vorlesebücher, Märchen, Sagen, Reime, Lieder > Märchen und Sagen; Africa, United States of America, USA, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Traditional stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, JUVENILE FICTION: Fairy Tales & Folklore / Adaptations, JUVENILE FICTION: Diversity & Multicultural, JUVENILE FICTION: Legends, Myths, Fables / African, Relating to African American / Black American people, JUVENILE FICTION / African American & Black, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Places / General