Mirandy and Brother Wind (Dragonfly Books)
Format: kindle
ASIN: B00DACZ9P6
Publish date: June 26th 2013
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages no: 32
Edition language: English
My niece and I read Mirandy and Brother Wind a couple of years ago, I guess. I enjoyed the book, thought it was fun and unique, but if I remember correctly, my niece found it to be a little confusing. As I've mentioned before, she's a very literal child, and the idea of dancing wind was just not s...
In this story Mirandy wants to capture Brother Wind so he will be her partner for the upcoming cakewalk. Cakewalk in this context is an African-American tradition of competitive line dancing, not the modern carnival game. It's clear that Mirandy's sweet friend Ezel would love to be her partner, but ...
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