Originally told to comfort a small child during a violent storm, this beautifully illustrated book is a rhyming story that imaginatively describes the diverse qualities of the sky's natural elements bringing to life the magic behind a rainstorm.
The good people of Umu Madu were quite content having their simple, little feasts on the ground. Along came a stranger, No Skin, with his idea of a table, and thereafter nothing was ever the same.
Margo Jefferson, Elliott P. Skinner, Jerry Pinckney
Hardcover
(Africa World Pr, June 1, 1990)
Discusses various aspects of birth, childhood, economics, marriage, family relationships, politics, society, religion, and art common to many native African people.