In a Cloud of Dust

A Tanzanian schoolgirl struggles with a long walk to and from school that leaves her no daylight in which to do homework. When studying at lunchtime makes her miss out on the bicycle library's visit, her compassionate classmates find a way to share the bicycles so that everyone can reach home.

About the author

Alma Fullerton's free-verse novels for juvenile and young adult readers have earned her multiple nominations and awards, including the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award and the CLA Book of the Year Honour. Her first picture book, A Good Trade, has been a White Ravens Choice, a Bank Street Best Book, and a nominee for the OLA Forest of Reading Blue Spruce Award and the Kentucky Bluegrass Awards. Alma lives in Midland, Ontario.Brian Deines is a fine artist and the award-winning illustrator of over 20 children's books, including A Bear in War, Bear on the Homefront, The Road to Afghanistan, and On a Snowy Night. Dragonfly Kites, part of a trilogy written by Tomson Highway, was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for illustration and the Ruth & Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award. A graduate of the Alberta College of Art, Brian lives in Toronto, Ontario with his wife and daughter.

Summary

A Tanzanian schoolgirl struggles with a long walk to and from school that leaves her no daylight in which to do homework. When studying at lunchtime makes her miss out on the bicycle library’s visit, her compassionate classmates find a way to share the bicycles so that everyone can reach home.

Product details

• Authors: Brian Deines, Alma Fullerton
• Assisted by: Brian Deines (Illustration)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 4 to 8
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2016
• EAN: 9781927485620
• ISBN: 978-1-927485-62-0
• No. of pages: 32
• Dimensions: 234 mm x 259 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 431 g
• Illustrations: Full-color illustrations throughout
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; Fiction > Narrative literature; Tanzania, Friendship, Friendship -- Juvenile fiction., School Children -- Tanzania -- Juvenile Fiction., Tanzania -- Juvenile fiction., Bicycles, School children