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An encyclopedia of gardening for colored children / Jamaica Kincaid and Kara Walker.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2024Copyright date: ©2024Edition: First editionDescription: 82 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0374608253
  • 9780374608255
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QK15 .K56 2024
Online resources:
Contents:
A is for apple -- A is for apple and Adam, too -- A is also for amaranth -- B is for breadfruit -- C is for cotton -- D is for daffodil -- E is for earth -- F is for Franklinia -- G is for guava -- H is for hibiscus -- H is also for Helianthus annuus -- I is for indigo -- J is for Jeffersonia -- K is for kitchen garden -- L is for Linnaeus -- L is also for liriodendron -- M is for Musa -- N is for Nicotiana -- O is for orange -- P is for Papaver -- P is also for Protea -- Q is for Quercus -- R is for rose -- S is for Solanaceae -- S is also for sugarcane -- T is for tea -- T is also for Tulipa -- U is for Ulmus -- U is also for utensil -- V is for Vaccinium -- W is for water -- W is also for Warszewiczia coccinea -- X is for Xanthosoma -- Y is for Yucca brevifolia -- Z is for Zea mays.
Summary: This illustrated alphabet book draws on the author’s knowledge of plants and history, touching on colonial exploitation, farming traditions, dye plants, belief systems, and more. (Miller Library Staff)Summary: "In this modern-day abecedarium, Jamaica Kincaid shares her deep knowledge of plant history and nomenclature while writing about the intersections of the plant world with history, race, mythology, colonial appropriation, and independence. Accompanied by vivid, powerful illustrations by Kara Walker"--
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Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Tall Shelves QK21 .K56 2024 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39352800197709
Total holds: 0

A is for apple -- A is for apple and Adam, too -- A is also for amaranth -- B is for breadfruit -- C is for cotton -- D is for daffodil -- E is for earth -- F is for Franklinia -- G is for guava -- H is for hibiscus -- H is also for Helianthus annuus -- I is for indigo -- J is for Jeffersonia -- K is for kitchen garden -- L is for Linnaeus -- L is also for liriodendron -- M is for Musa -- N is for Nicotiana -- O is for orange -- P is for Papaver -- P is also for Protea -- Q is for Quercus -- R is for rose -- S is for Solanaceae -- S is also for sugarcane -- T is for tea -- T is also for Tulipa -- U is for Ulmus -- U is also for utensil -- V is for Vaccinium -- W is for water -- W is also for Warszewiczia coccinea -- X is for Xanthosoma -- Y is for Yucca brevifolia -- Z is for Zea mays.

This illustrated alphabet book draws on the author’s knowledge of plants and history, touching on colonial exploitation, farming traditions, dye plants, belief systems, and more. (Miller Library Staff)

"In this modern-day abecedarium, Jamaica Kincaid shares her deep knowledge of plant history and nomenclature while writing about the intersections of the plant world with history, race, mythology, colonial appropriation, and independence. Accompanied by vivid, powerful illustrations by Kara Walker"--

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