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A Story About Afiya


School year: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3

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No. of pages 32

Published: 2020

Great for age 3-12 years

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Some people have dresses for every occasion but Afiya needs only one. Her dress records the memories of her childhood, from roses in bloom to pigeons in flight, from tigers at the zoo to October leaves falling. A joyful celebration of a young girl's childhood, written by the late Coretta Scott King Book Award-winning Jamaican poet James Berry.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book is aimed at children at US kindergarten-2nd grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 5-8 years.

There are 32 pages in this book.

This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).

This book was published in 2020 by Lantana Publishing .

James Berry grew up in a tiny village on the coast of Jamaica. He currently lives in Great Britain. Katherine Lucas studied illustration at the University of Brighton. She recently won the Macmillan Prize for Illustration. She lives with her husband in England.

 

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Northern Lights Book Award - Picture Book Of the Year
This book was recognised in the Picture Book Of The Year category of the Northern Lights Book Award . The MYRCA Northern Lights Book Award is a reading program similar to the Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award (MYRCA), but specifically aimed at younger readers in grades 5 and 6. It was established by the Manitoba School Library Association (MSLA) and aims to engage young readers in exploring Canadian literature and to foster a love of reading from an early age. The program works similarly to MYRCA, with a list of nominated titles selected each year by a committee of educators, librarians, and literary professionals. Students are encouraged to read the nominated books and then vote for their favourite title.

Usbby Oustanding International Books
This book was recognised by the Usbby Oustanding International Books.