“Her song is strong. Mama Africa will not give up! She will see her people free.“
“Her song is strong. Mama Africa will not give up! She will see her people free.“
The pictures in this book look like they were painted on the pages. The use of color shows the emotion on each page, anger, sadness, happiness, etc. There is a soft movement to the images as it paints a picture for the reader.
pickMama Africa!: How Miriam Makeba Spread Hope with Her Song by Kathryn Erskine was published in 2017. This is a biography about Miriam Makeba's fight for equality. The people once called her Mama Africa as she used her voice to protest and sing.
“By this time Noko was very tired and very hungry indeed. But his brain was as sharp as the quills on his back. He could see from the villagers' sleek coats and rounded bellies that they were lying. He knew they had food. But how was he going to get some?“
I really liked the illustrations. This feels like a classic folk tale, with crafty characters and morals.
pickNoko the porcupine comes into a new village as a stranger, looking for food. To trick the greedy villagers into sharing their food, he created quill soup. In the end, they all share a delicious soup with everyone's food.
This time a Somali chicken stew that was fabuloso! Husband asked for it to be put in regular rotation. #Mtcookbook
