MIRANDY AND BROTHER WIND (A Knopf Book and Cassette Classic) - Hardcover

McKissack, Patricia

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9780679826682: MIRANDY AND BROTHER WIND (A Knopf Book and Cassette Classic)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0679826688 ISBN 13: 9780679826682

Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers, 1992

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Spirited young Mirandy sets out to capture Brother Wind to make him her partner for her first cakewalk, in a colorful tale that evokes the spirit of the rural South. Narrated by Cicely Tyson.

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Illus. in full color."Mirandy is sure she'll win the cake walk if she can catch Brother Wind for her partner, but he eludes all the tricks her friends advise. This gets a high score for plot, pace, and characterization. Mirandy sparkles with energy and determination. Multi-hued watercolors fill the pages with patterned ferment. A treat to pass on to new generations."--(starred) "Bulletin, Center for Children's Books. Cassette running time: 20 min.

About the Author:

Patricia C. McKissack is the author of over twenty children's books, including The Dark Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural, which was a Newbery Honor book and a Coretta Scott King Award winner, and the All I’ll Ever Want Christmas Doll. She has also received the Coretta Scott King Award for A Long Hard Journey: The Story of Pullman Porter and Christmas in the Big House, Christmas in the Quarters. Patricia currently lives in St. Louis.

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