Sihle Nontshokweni, Mathabo Tlali

Wanda

Illustrator: Thorne, Chantelle And Burgen

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An empowering picture book from South Africa about a young girl who overcomes endless teasing. Skipping Stones Honor Award Winner 2021 Meet Wanda, with her beautiful head full of hair. She is brave and strong, but she's unhappy because of the endless teasing by the boys at school for her "thorn bush" and "thunderstorm cloud." Through Grandma Makhulu's hair secrets and stories she finds the courage to face her fears and learn to appreciate that her hair is a crown‚ "not a burden‚" and it is something to be proud of. This book is about identity and beauty, celebrating how cultural pride is learned and passed on over generations.

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Produktdetails

• Wanda
• Verlag: Interlink Publishing Group Inc
• Seitenzahl: 32
• Altersempfehlung: 3 bis 8 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juli 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 262mm x 235mm x 3mm
• Gewicht: 148g
• ISBN-13: 9781623718879
• ISBN-10: 1623718872
• Artikelnr.: 67485935

Autorenporträt

Sihle Nontshokweni is a PhD candidate at KU Leuven, South Africa. Her research is focused on the successes and failures of school desegregation in post-apartheid South Africa. Prior to that, she lived in China, completing a master's at Peking University, where she studied the aspirations of African migrant entrepreneurs living in Guangzhou, south of China. She has a deep interest in how racialized contexts affect identity and aspirations. Sihle is an avid reader and is passionate about creating positive content through YouTube and her personal blog sihlesapplecrunch.com. She is a lover of adventure and fitness, having completed a marathon and the popular Cape Cycle Tour.