The African Mask
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (884 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0395672953 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 125 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-26 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Twelve-year-old Layo, a Yoruba girl living in the area of eleventh-century Africa that is now Nigeria, attempts to reject the man who has been chosen to be her husband.
Layo, a 12-year-old Yoruba girl, comes from a village of potters. From School Library Journal Grade 6-9-Rupert has modeled an imaginative tale set in the city-state of Ife 900 years ago. . Readers will not only find this novel enjoyable, but will also come away from it with a greater knowledge of the Yoruba.Carol Jones Collins, Montclair Kimberley Academy, NJCopyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. When she travels to Ife to live and work with her grandmother, a potter of legendary ability, she faces challenges that test her as a person. Exception
I thought it was a summary of masks nitpicker I thought it was an art book to identify masks. There are such books but this is not one of them. Useless to me for what I wanted.. "A Very Good Book" according to A Customer. The book The African Mask by Janet E. Rupert is an excellent book. It is a very cordial and calm book, but at the same time it is very stimulating and mysterious. The book also talks a lot about the African culture. The African Mask is about a young girl named Layo, who has the wonderful talent of molding beautifu. African Mask - book review Trotter-Goetze African Mask features a talented 12-year-old Yourban girl, Layo, in a recreation of 11th century Africa. Layo as a young apprentice, already has strong skills and a great love for the craft of her mother, pottery. She is quickly coming to the age where she will be betrothed and as tribal custom dictates, she will