Mama Africa! How Miriam Makeba Spread Hope with Her Song
Illustrated by Charly Palmer, written by Kathryn Erskine, and published by Farrar Straus Giroux
About
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“Mama Africa! How Miriam Makeba Spread Hope with Her Song” visually tells the story of the singer’s career through the use of vibrant, colorful illustrations that juxtapose her rise in fame in comparison to the South African people’s civil rights struggle with apartheid. Palmer’s bold illustrations expertly complement the text in a riveting duet.
Awards Won
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Coretta Scott King - John Steptoe Award for New Talent
91´«Ã½The award is established to affirm new talent and to offer visibility to excellence in writing and/or illustration which otherwise might be formally unacknowledged within a given year within the structure of the two awards given annually by the Coretta Scott King Book Awards Committee.
These books affirm new talent and offer visibility to excellence in writing or illustration at the beginning of a career as a published book creator.
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2018 - Winner(s) |
