An African Princess

ISBN: 0763625957

Author: Edmonds, Lyra

Condition: Used

A young girl makes some reassuring discoveries about her identity when she visits her mother's island home in this upbeat story matched with bold, richly patterned illustrations.I walk tall and say, "I'm Lyra. I'm an African princess. That's me."Lyra's mama tells her that she's a princess from Africa. But at schoolthe kids poke fun and call her silly. How many African princesses havefreckles and live on the tenth floor? But on a visit to the Caribbean, Lyra meets her Taunte May, who shows Lyra how she is one in a long line of princesses from Africa. Based on author Lyra Edmonds's own life and beautifully illustrated with Anne Wilson's richly textured art, this is the wonderful story of a child who learns to be proud of who she is.