The spirit of the baobab tree
By: written by Dionne N. Champion and Sherice R. Grant ; illustrated by Daryl Champion.
Contributors: Grant, Sherice R.; Champion, Daryl, ill.
Publisher: Xlibris
Published: 2008
Place of publication: [Bloomington, Ind.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 37
ISBN-13: 9781436378413; 9781436378420
Subjects: African Americans -- History -- Juvenile fiction; African Americans -- History -- Fiction; Genealogy -- Fiction; Schools -- Fiction; Storytellers -- Fiction; City and town life -- Fiction; Foster home care -- Fiction
Genres: Juvenile fiction; Fiction
Description: Out of the sketchbook of a nine-year-old foster child, a Griot appears to teach a class about their family histories, from Africa, to slavery in America, to crime-ridden cities, urging the children to acknowledge the pain and the triumphs of the past so they can choose to make a better future.
Notes: Orignially performed as a dance production by DancExcel, Champion Center for Creative Arts Education, Gary, Indiana.