"Hello, Stranger-Friend" begins Maya Angelou’s story about Thandi, a South African Ndebele girl, her mischievous brother, her beloved chicken, and the astonishing mural art produced by the women of her tribe. With never-before-seen photographs of the very private Ndebele women and their paintings, this unique book shows the passing of traditions from parent to child and introduces young readers to a new culture through a new friend. -- publisher
Themes
Genres: Non-Fiction
Categories: Beautiful Life
Content: Bi/multilingual
Settings: South Africa, Southern Africa
Ethnicity: Ndebele, South African
Gender: Boy/Man, Girl/Woman
Race/Culture: Black/African/African American, First/Native Nations/American Indian/Indigenous
Character Prominence: Dominant Main, Secondary