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Erskine, Kathryn

Mama Africa!: How Miriam Makeba Spread Hope with Her Song

48 pp. | Farrar | October, 2017 | Trade ISBN 978-0-374-30301-3 $18.99
(1) K-3 Illustrated by Charly Palmer. Erskine's picture book biography about South African resistance singer Miriam Makeba uses driving present tense and an expressionistic prose style, with lyrical sentences alighting on significant apartheid events. Quotes and song lyrics keep the intensity high, as does clever use of words in red, often repeated on the next page. Palmer heightens the sense of urgency with vivid paintings. An extensive author's note is included. Reading list, timeline. Bib., glos.
Reviewer: Monica Edinger | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2017

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