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by [[Terry Alexander (actor)|Terry Alexander]]. |
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'''''Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters''''' is a children's picture book published in 1987 by [[John Steptoe]]. The book won many awards for Steptoe's illustrations, and went on to be adapted into many different children's literature curricula. In the late 1980s, [[Weston Woods]] made a version of the book, narrated by [[Terry Alexander (actor)|Terry Alexander]]. |
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== Summary == |
== Summary == |
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Mufaro is a villager who lives with his two daughters, Nyasha and Manyara. The two sisters are stupid and dumb they eat children because they do not like fog |
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Steptoe derived his inspiration from the folktale, ''[[Kaffir Folk-lore]]'', published by author G.M. Theal in 1895. Steptoe's illustrations reflect his time in studying an ancient city in [[Zimbabwe]]; the images of flowers and trees are exact replicas of the ones that lived during the reign of this unknown ancient city.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Steptoe|first=John|title=Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters|publisher=Puffin Books|year=1987}}{{psc|date=March 2021}}</ref> |
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== Characters == |
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* Mufaro (moo-FAR-oh): means “happy man” in [[Shona language|Shona]]<ref name=":0" /> (native language of Steptoe); the father of Nyasha and Manyara; has some power in the village, but it is unclear the extent of it. He is a happy, good-natured man who loves his daughters. |
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* Nyasha (née-AH-sha): means “mercy” in Shona;<ref name=":0" /> one of Mufaro's daughters; becomes queen at the end of the story. She is kind, caring and generous to everyone. |
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* Manyara (mahn-YAR-ah): means “ashamed” in Shona;<ref name=":0" /> one of Mufaro's daughters; becomes servant at the end of the story; is arrogant, selfish and consistently mean to her sister, animals, and the other villagers |
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* Nyoka (née-YO-kah): means “snake” in Shona;<ref name=":0" /> is the king but we do not know that until the end of the story; the king shape-shifted into a snake (hence the name) to spy on the village women to decide which one is suitable to be his wife.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Weikle-Mills |first1=Courtney |title=The Obscure Histories of Goosee Shoo-shoo and Black Cinderella: Seeking Afro-Caribbean Children's Literature in the Nineteenth Century |journal=Children's Literature |date=2019 |volume=47 |issue=1 |pages=57–78 |doi=10.1353/chl.2019.0004 |s2cid=182726500 }}</ref> |
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== Awards== |
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* The [[Caldecott Honor Book]] (1988): The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually to celebrate the achievement of picture book. Every year the Caldecott committee also cites other books as worthy of attention. These books are named Caldecott Honor Books and silver medals may be applied to those books. <ref>"The Randolph Caldecott Medal", American Library Association, November 30, 1999. |
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http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/aboutcaldecott/aboutcaldecott (Accessed March 22, 2020)</ref> |
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* [[Coretta Scott King Award]] for Illustrators (1988): The Coretta Scott King Award for Illustrators is awarded annually to one African American illustrator who demonstrates "appreciation of African American culture and universal human values".<ref>"The Coretta Scott King Book Awards", American Library Association, January 18, 2009. |
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http://www.ala.org/rt/emiert/cskbookawards (Accessed March 22, 2020)</ref> |
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== Reception == |
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''Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters'' was well received by critics, who celebrated it for having what they described as both positive messages and beautiful illustrations.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/clarita-kohen/mufaros-beautiful-daughters/|website=Kirkus Reviews}}</ref> It has been used in children's education in lesson plans about the need for generosity,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.learningtogive.org/resources/mufaros-beautiful-daughters-literature-guide|title=Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters Literature Guide}}</ref> black representation in children's books,<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Muse |first1=Daphne |title=Black American Classics in Fiction and Poetry for Young Readers |journal=American Visions |volume=8 |issue=6 |date=December 1993 |page=33 }}</ref> and to serve as an example of descriptive people and settings.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Fisher |first1=Ros |title=Shared thinking: metacognitive modelling in the literacy hour |journal=Reading |date=July 2002 |volume=36 |issue=2 |pages=63–67 |doi=10.1111/1467-9345.00188 |hdl=10036/47182 |hdl-access=free }}</ref> Additionally, it was used in a study of children's literacy.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Flood |first1=James |last2=Lapp |first2=Diane |title=Issues and Trends: Developing Literary Appreciation and Literacy Skills: A Blueprint for Success |journal=The Reading Teacher |date=1994 |volume=48 |issue=1 |pages=76–79 |jstor=20201368 }}</ref> Lastly, due to its representation of minority culture and simple diction, it also is seen in many different curricula for teaching English as a second language.<ref>Gravelle, M. (2010). ''Planning for Bilingual Learners: An Inclusive Curriculum''. Trentham Books Ltd. Westview House 734 London Road, Oakhill, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 5NP, UK.{{pn|date=March 2021}}</ref> |
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== References == |
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| Author | John Steptoe |
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| Illustrator | John Steptoe |
| Country | United States |
| Genre | Picture Book, Folktale |
| Publisher | Scholastic (1989) |
Publication date | 1987 |
| Awards | Caldecott Honor Book |
by Terry Alexander.