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Talking Walls » (Reprint)

Book cover image of Talking Walls by Margy Burns Knight

Authors: Margy Burns Knight, Anne Sibley O'Brien
ISBN-13: 9780884481546, ISBN-10: 0884481549
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Tilbury House Publishers
Date Published: January 1992
Edition: Reprint

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Author Biography: Margy Burns Knight

Book Synopsis

Talking Walls introduces young readers to different cultures by exploring the stories of walls around the world and how they can separate or hold communities together. American Bookseller "Pick of the Lists; " Boston GLobe Top 25 Non-Fiction Children's Books, 1992; ALA Booklist, Starred Review; Horn Book, Noteworthy Book, 1993. Full-color illustrations.

Publishers Weekly

Knight and O'Brien explore notable walls the world over as both symbols and vehicles for cultural connection; PW called this book ``a praiseworthy celebration of similarities and differences among the world's peoples.'' Ages 5-13. (Aug.)

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