White Ravens’98/Zimbabwe/67325
Alumenda, Stephen (text)
Marita goes to school
Harare: Baobab, 1997. [20pp] With illus.
ISBN 1-7790-9000-5
School - Wish - Father/Daughter - Secret - Reward
Marita dreams of being allowed to attend school, but her father thinks it
is a waste of time and money and fears that his daughter could grow up 
to be a misfit in their community. But when Marita is secretly tutored by
the local teacher (a young woman who wears trousers!), she is able to help
her father read an important letter. This is an affirmative story about
a spunky modern African girl whom young readers can identify with. This
paper-back children’s book is very attractively produced on sturdy
paper and with lively black-and-white illustrations. (6+)


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