A Story about Afiya
A Story about Afiya
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A Story about Afiya

Written by James Berry & illustrated by Anna Cunha
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5 - 8
Reading age
32
Page count
670L
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Apr 7, 2020
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Some people have dresses for every occasion but Afiya needs only one. Her dress records the memories of her childhood, from roses in bloom to pigeons in flight, from tigers at the zoo to October leaves falling. A joyful celebration of a young girl’s childhood, written by the late Coretta Scott King Book Award-winning Jamaican poet James Berry.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781911373339
    Publication Date
    April 7, 2020
    Publisher
    Lantana Publishing
    Illustration Details
    Original artwork using mixed media, finished digitally.
    Page Count
    32
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    5 - 8 years
    WorldCat Number (OCLC)
    1108327331
    Lexile® Level
    670L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~P
    Est. ATOS® Book Level
    ~4.3

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