Thursday, December 1, 2011

GHANA: Seven Spools of Thread by Angela Shelf Medearis


Today's Multicultural "Book Look" is Seven Spools of Thread by Angela Shelf Medearis, illustrated by Daniel Minter.  The book reads like a folk-tale and relates to the seven principles of Kwanzaa.  It is set in Ghana, Africa.

From the Jacketflap / Back Cover:

In an African village live seven brothers who make life miserable with their constant fighting. When their father dies, he leaves an unusual will: by sundown, the brothers must make gold out of seven spools of thread or they will be turned out as beggars.


Praise for Seven Spools of Thread by Angela Shelf Medearis
"Well-paced, the story incorporates the Kwanzaa values without spelling them out too much."–Booklist 


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