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Walker Books Ltd (2014)
Description
Anna Hibiscus and her family are going to the village with Grandfather. They travel by bus through mangrove swamp and rainforest, through scrubland and rivers, over hills and mountains. When they arrive, everyone stays in Anna's family house, which first belonged to her great-grandmother and great-grandfather. Little has changed since then: there is no running water, no electricity, no road and no traffic signals. But Anna Hibiscus' life is about to change in many ways: cousin Joy is going to get married, and Grandfather talks about staying in the village!
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LibraryThing member AbigailAdams26
Anna Hibiscus, her grandparents, and her older girl cousins all head to their ancestral village, far from their city home, in this sixth chapter-book devoted to Anna's adventures. Anna Hibiscus on the Bus chronicles the exciting journey from city to bush, while Anna in the Village describes Anna as
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she follows some of the village women on the long trek from the bus to their destination. Anna Hibiscus Is Brave sees Anna confronting both the village children who call her an oyinbo (foreigner) because she is mixed race, and some wild dogs who frighten her grandmother. Finally, in Anna Makes Friends, our winsome little heroine finds a way to befriend the aloof village children, offering them something, and getting something in return... Show Less
LibraryThing member sennebec
I've been reading the Anna Hibiscus books to my six year old granddaughter. This is the first of the chapter ones we've tried. We finished it in two sessions and when I asked her whether I should get another one to read together, her reply was a resounding 'Yes!' Not only are they colorful stories,
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they show an adventurous girl with a white mom and a Black father, growing up in Africa. The family names and social structure are well written, giving my granddaughter insights into places, foods, customs, etc. that are completely new to her. Show Less
LibraryThing member LibroLindsay
Oh, how I love these books well-well! It's been two years...I hope Atinuke isn't through yet! I want to find out what adventures Anne gets up to with the village kids!
LibraryThing member jennybeast
Anna's grandfather wants to spend some time in the village he was born in, and some of the family, including Anna, go along. I love her pet rooster, Snow White, and his many shenanigans. I love the short, funny stories that keep a kernel of how to live right at the center. I love how village life
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is not presented in any way as lesser, just different. Lots of ways to be human, and make friends, and spend your days happily, in Africa, beautiful Africa. Show Less
Awards
CCBC Choices (2018)
Language
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English
Physical description
7.8 inches
ISBN
140632082X / 9781406320824