| Nya's Long Walk: A Step at a Time Contributor(s): Park, Linda Sue (Author), Pinkney, Brian (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 132878133X ISBN-13: 9781328781338 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Africa - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Military & Wars - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Orphans & Foster Homes |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2018052001 |
| Lexile Measure: 530 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 11.1" W x 8.8" (0.85 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African - Topical - Self-Esteem - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Cultural Region - East Africa - Ethnic Orientation - African - Chronological Period - 1980's - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this picture book companion to the bestseller A Long Walk to Water, a young South Sudanese girl goes on a journey that requires determination, persistence, and compassion. Young Nya takes little sister Akeer along on the two-hour walk to fetch water for the family. But Akeer becomes too ill to walk, and Nya faces the impossible: her sister and the full water vessel together are too heavy to carry. As she struggles, she discovers that if she manages to take one step, then another, she can reach home and Mama's care. Bold, impressionistic paintings by Caldecott and Coretta Scott King Honor winner Brian Pinkney evoke the dry, barren landscape and the tenderness between the two sisters. An afterword discusses the process of providing clean water in South Sudan to reduce waterborne illness. |
Contributor Bio(s): Pinkney, Brian: - Brian Pinkney is a celebrated picture-book illustrator who has won two Caldecott Honors. His professional recognition includes the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award and three Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honors. He has collaborated with his wife, author Andrea Davis Pinkney, on several picture books including Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra and Sleeping Cutie. The Pinkneys live in Brooklyn, New York.Park, Linda Sue: - Linda Sue Park is the author of bestseller A Long Walk to Water as well as the Newbery Medal book A Single Shard and many other acclaimed novels and picture books. She lives in Rochester, NY. www.lspark.com, Twitter: @LindaSuePark. |