An African Princess

by Lyra Edmonds, Anne Wilson, Cleo Qian

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 school the kids poke fun and call her silly. How many African princesses have freckles and live on the tenth floor? But on a visit to the Caribbean,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763625957
• ISBN13: 9780763625955
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.6" x 10.8"
• Age Range: 4 to 6 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 1