Marianthe's Story: Painted Words and Spoken Memories

by Aliki

Book Overview

Bestselling and award-winning author-illustrator Aliki's semi-autobiographical picture book features two interconnected stories about immigration, friendship, and finding your voice.

Kirkus called this acclaimed and timely book "vivid and exquisitely emotional."

Aliki's acclaimed picture book follows Marianthe, a Greek girl who doesn't understand English, as she starts school in the United States. In Part I, "Painted...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688156614
• ISBN13: 9780688156619
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: Greenwillow Books
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.3" x 11.0"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3