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Man-Man and the Tree of Memories
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Description
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WEEK JUNIOR'S BEST OLDER FICTION AWARD 2024
SHORTLISTED FOR THE LITTLE REBELS CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD 2024
NOMINATED FOR THE YOTO CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR WRITING 2025
Illustrated in vibrant full-colour, a story of dance, celebration, carnival and slavery, about a family understanding their past to change the future.
Set in contemporary Notting Hill, Man-man and his friends are swept up in the exuberant preparations for carnival. But his mother is ill and even as he dances, he calls desperately to the Queen of Revels, as old as time to make her well again.
Swept away with his best friend Kareem and sharp-tongued sister Panama, to a place in between, the Queen of Revels plunges Man-man into Africa's past and reveals his family's heritage. As they gather around the sacred Tree of Memories, he witnesses many slaves, captives whose pain and anguish and longing is held by the tree. Man-man understands how this is draining his mother and how he must help her back to the freedom stolen from his ancestors
Product details
Published | Oct 12 2023 |
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Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 192 |
ISBN | 9781837930050 |
Imprint | Zephyr |
Series | The Zephyr Collection, your child's library |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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A joyous affirmative book – full of colour and the rhythm of the carnival. The exuberant and eyecatching illustrations add to the package magnificently. You cannot help but want to tap your toes too. This story would be an excellent addition to the school library
Books for Keeps
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Beautifully bright, dynamic illustrations promising the perfect feast of words and pictures... Man-man and the Tree of Memories is a bedazzlement of carnival magic, African-Caribbean culture and ancestral connections
LoveReading4Kids, Star Book
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Thrilling fantasy
The Week Junior
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An addictive read, acccessible with likeable characters... Above all, Man-man and the Tree of Memories is about justices, remembering the pain of slavery but also celebrating the joy of freedom
Armadillo Magazine
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Explores challenging themes in ways appropriate for UKS2. Full-colour illustrations draw on the story's energy and dance with it throughout
Teach Primary