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1 sty 2001 · The story “Nappy Hair” by Carolivia focuses on a young African American girl Brenda who has “Nappy Hair”. The story is told in a storytelling fashion that dates back to the 1800’s when African Americans were slaves.
23 sie 2014 · Carolivia Herron’s Nappy Hair tells the story of Brenda, a dark-skinned girl with a massive bush of kinky, untamed hair towering above her slender frame. The true protagonist in this story is Brenda’s hair, which takes on a vivacious life of its own as Brenda’s elder, Uncle Mordecai, shares with the rest of the family….
1 sty 1997 · Uncle Mordecai calls out the story of Brenda's hair—the nappiest hair in the world—at the family picnic, while everyone else chimes in with affirmations: ``Yep,'' ``You said it,'' and ``Ain't it the truth.''
In the “call and response” style of African American story and song, Nappy Hair presents a character whose family helps her appreciate her curly, “nappy” hair and take pride in her African heritage.
The story is about a little girl named Brenda who has hair that is always "knotted-up, twisted, nappy hair." Throughout the story her family makes describes her hair in a funny way but at the same time enjoys the beauty and meaning of African American hair and the way God intent's the hair to be.
22 wrz 2011 · A specialist in epic literature, Herron wrote “Nappy Hair” when she was a professor at Harvard University to illustrate how the African tradition of call and response “can be compared to the great oral traditions of ancient Greeks and other cultures.”
Title: Nappy Hair Category: Multicultural Author: Carolivia Herron Publisher/Year: Knopf Books for Young Readers / 1997 Genre: Realistic Fiction Pages: 32pp Summary: The setting is at a family picnic and the youngest girl is getting all kinds of comments are her hair. It is written as mostly dialogue showing the African tradition fo "call and ...
