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Mirandy and Brother Wind: (Caldecott Honor Medal) by McKissack, Patricia C is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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<p><P>Illus. in full color.&quot;Mirandy is sure she'll win the cake walk if she can catch Brother Wind for her partner, but he eludes all the tricks her friends advise. This gets a high score for plot, pace, and characterization. Mirandy sparkles with energy and determination. Multi-hued watercolors fill the pages with patterned ferment. A treat to pass on to new generations.&quot;&#151;(starred) <i>Bulletin, Center for Children's Books. </i> Cassette running time&#58; 20 min.&#160;&#160;</p><h3>Publishers Weekly</h3><p>As a prefatory note explains, this picture book was inspired by a photo of the author's grandparents winning a cakewalk``a dance rooted in Afro-American culture''and her grandfather's boast that, in her dancing, his wife had captured the wind. In the book, Mirandy determines to catch Brother Wind and have him for her partner in the upcoming junior cakewalk. She tries a number of tactics springing from folk wisdom, and finally succeeds in trapping her prey in the barn. At the contest, Mirandy chooses to dance with her friend Ezelbut, with Brother Wind to do her bidding, the two friends win the cakewalk in style. Told in spirited dialect and rendered in lavish, sweep

Who reads Mirandy and Brother Wind: (Caldecott Honor Medal)?

Author

McKissack, Patricia C

Publisher

Random House Children's Books

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9780440840732

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Fiction, Children'S, Arts, Music & Photography

Rating

4.03 / 5 (839 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14