TITLE: Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters
AUTHOR:/ILLUSTRATOR: John Steptoe
PUBLISHER: Amistad PUBLICATION DATE: 1987
Awards: 1988 Caldecott Medal
GENRE: Fiction/Picture Book READING LEVEL: Grade 5.2
BRIEF OVERVIEW: Mufaro has two beautiful daughters that must unknowingly pass a series of tests in order to marry the king and become queen. Manyara treat her kind sister, Nyasha very badly. In the end, Nyasha passes the tests and become queen while her sister learns a lesson about treating people badly
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Students will make a Venn diagram, comparing and contrasting the traits and characteristics of the two sisters REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Brandi Tompkins, Valdosta State University ECSE)
LABELS: African, Traditional Non-European, Caldecott Medal
