El dashiki

By Gaylia Taylor, Cathy Ann Johnson
Paperback: $7.50

Dad buys himself a colorful West African dashiki, but thanks to some hot water and the washing machine, the dashiki quickly becomes his son’s shirt.

Front cover for The Dashiki by Gaylia Taylor and Cathy Ann Johnson
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The Dashiki
By Gaylia Taylor, Cathy Ann Johnson

Description

Dad buys himself a colorful West African dashiki, but thanks to some hot water and the washing machine, the dashiki quickly becomes his son’s shirt.

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About the Creators

Gaylia Taylor

Gaylia Taylor was born in Cleveland, Ohio. She is a retired Reading Recovery® teacher who is pursuing a full-time career writing children’s books. She is the author of Bebop Books’ Family Picnic, The Dashiki, and First Day at School. Lee & Low's George Crum and the Saratoga Chip was her first picture book. When she isn’t writing, Gaylia loves to travel. Taylor lives in Norfolk, Virginia, with her husband.

Cathy Ann Johnson

Cathy Ann Johnson was born in Columbus, Ohio. She earned her BFA from Columbus College of Arts and Design and currently works as a full-time illustrator. To illustrate this book she did research on dashikis and patterns found in African cloth. In her free time, Cathy enjoys studying languages and cooking exotic foods. She lives in Kansas City, Missouri, with her son and their pet hedgehog named Spike.

Paperback

  • ISBN 9781584306580
  • Price $7.50
  • Publication Date Sep 01, 2003
  • Trim Size N/A
  • Weight 0.125 lbs
  • Page Count 12
  • Word Count 88
  • Interests

  • Imprint Bebop Books
  • Audience Children
  • Themes African / African American / Black, Comparing / Classifying / Measuring, Cultural Diversity, Families, Fiction, Pride, Realistic Fiction, Time / Days Of The Week, Weather / Seasons / Clothing
  • Reading Levels

  • Age Range Ages 6 - 6
  • Grade Range 1
  • Guided Reading F
  • DRA 10
  • Interest Level 1
  • Lexile Code AD
  • Lexile Level 320
  • Lexile Measurement AD320L
  • Reading Level 1
  • Bebop Reading Emergent
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