 Anna lives in a Tanzanian village, where she has a long walk to the schoolhouse. She has a hard time doing homework because it is dark when she gets home from school. One day, she misses the visit of the bicycle library truck. In her village, bicycles are expensive and many families cannot afford them. At a bicycle library, a child can sign out a bike just like we sign out books at our libraries. Anna hides her disappointment of not getting a bike by helping her classmates steer and balance their bikes. A friend gives Anna a bicycle when he gets to his house because she has farther to go. Anna then rides home and kicks up her own cloud of dust. Glowing oil painting in golds and oranges spotlight the simple, uplifting story about sharing. An author’s note highlights more information about bicycle libraries and organizations that distribute bikes to Africa and other developing countries. mjw |
| Title: In A Cloud Of Dust Author: Alma Fullerton Illustrator: Brian Deines Publisher: Pajama Press. Toronto Copyright: 2016 Original Language: English Original Copyright: 2015 ISBN: 1-978-1-927485-62-0 Paperback pages: 32 Age range: 4-8 Genre: Picture Book Book setting: Tanzania Author’s ethnicity: Canadian Author’s residence: Ontario Illustrator’s ethnicity: Canadian Illustrator’s residence: Toronto Subjects: Bicycles, Friendship, Libraries, School children, Tanzania |
In A Cloud Of Dust
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