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Nana Akua Goes to School
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Nana Akua Goes to School Hardcover - 2020

by Tricia Elam Walker; April Harrison (Illustrator)


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Winner of the 2021 Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award! In this moving story that celebrates cultural diversity, a shy girl brings her West African grandmother--whose face bears traditional tribal markings--to meet her classmates. This is a perfect read for back to school! It is Grandparents Day at Zura's elementary school, and the students are excited to introduce their grandparents and share what makes them special. Aleja's grandfather is a fisherman. Bisou's grandmother is a dentist. But Zura's Nana, who is her favorite person in the world, looks a little different from other grandmas. Nana Akua was raised in Ghana, and, following an old West African tradition, has tribal markings on her face. Worried that her classmates will be scared of Nana--or worse, make fun of her--Zura is hesitant to bring her to school. Nana Akua knows what to do, though. With a quilt of traditional African symbols and a bit of face paint, Nana Akua is able to explain what makes her special, and to make all of Zura's classmates feel special, too.

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  • Title Nana Akua Goes to School
  • Author Tricia Elam Walker; April Harrison (Illustrator)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 40
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Anne Schwartz Books
  • Date 2020-06-16
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated
  • ISBN 9780525581130 / 0525581138
  • Weight 1.15 lbs (0.52 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.7 x 10.8 x 0.5 in (27.18 x 27.43 x 1.27 cm)
  • Ages 04 to 08 years
  • Grade levels P - 3
  • Reading level 830
  • Themes
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
  • Library of Congress subjects Schools, Grandmothers
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2019027916
  • Dewey Decimal Code E

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Citations

  • Booklist, 03/15/2020, Page 73
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 06/01/2020, Page 0
  • Horn Book Magazine, 05/01/2020, Page 113
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2020, Page 0
  • Kirkus Reviews, 06/01/2020, Page 0
  • Publishers Weekly, 04/27/2020, Page 0
  • School Library Journal, 06/01/2020, Page 54
  • Shelf Awareness, 06/16/2020, Page 0

About the author

Tricia Elam Walker is the author of the novel Breathing Room, among other publications. She is an award-winning fiction and nonfiction writer, cultural and fashion commentator, and blogger who has written for National Public Radio, the Washington Post, Essence magazine, HuffPost, and more. She practiced law for sixteen years prior to teaching writing in Washington, DC, and Boston. Tricia is an assistant professor of Creative Writing at Howard University and is working on several projects, including children's books, plays, and a second novel. April Harrison, a renowned folk artist, is the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award-winning illustrator of Patricia C. McKissack's final picture book, What Is Given from the Heart, which received four starred reviews and which the New York Times Book Review called an "exquisite story of generosity." Her work appears in the public collections of Vanderbilt University, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, the Atlanta Housing Authority, and the Erskine University Museum and in many private collections. Learn more at aprilsonggallery.com.
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