Africa Dream was written by Eloise Greenfield. This story was all about the dream of a young African American girl. She falls asleep and describes her dream about going to Africa. She travels back in time to when her grandfather was a young man and describes all the aspects of the culture during the time.
I had mixed feelings about this book. It was an excellent book terms of describing a different culture and African American heritage, but the wording was very awkward, especially for a picture book. The same meaning could have been reached with simpler language. There was no punctuation and the text was also black on a black and white background. The book would make for a great history lesson if nothing else.
This book was the winner of the Coretta Scott King Author award.
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