Anna Hibiscus (Anna Hibiscus, #1)
by:
Atinuke (author)
Lauren Tobia (author)
Anna Hibiscus lives in amazing Africa with her mother, her father, her baby twin brothers, and lots and lots of her family. Join her as she splashes in the sea, prepares for a party, sells oranges, and hopes to see sweet, sweet snow!
Anna Hibiscus lives in amazing Africa with her mother, her father, her baby twin brothers, and lots and lots of her family. Join her as she splashes in the sea, prepares for a party, sells oranges, and hopes to see sweet, sweet snow!
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781935279730 (1935279734)
Publish date: September 1st 2010
Publisher: Kane/Miller Book Publishers
Pages no: 112
Edition language: English
Category:
Childrens,
Academic,
Cultural,
Africa,
Read For School,
Realistic Fiction,
Juvenile,
Middle Grade,
Family,
International,
Chapter Books
I love Anna Hibiscus, her family and her adventures. I could easily see each chapter in this book being its own picture book (incidentally that's how Lenore Look wrote Ruby Lu, Brave and True). I can't wait to read/re-read the rest!
It's just about impossible to resist the infectious happiness of Anna Hibiscus. Warm and joyful.
Less a chapter book, more a collection of short stories about Anna Hibiscus and her family. Childlike but not childish, the stories share Anna's observations of her family and life in Africa. Readers will appreciate the similarities between American and the African culture described, as well as come...