Mister Roger's Parenting Book by Fred Rogers

Mister Roger's Parenting Book by Fred Rogers

This collection of engaging short stories emanates from the Camdeboo region of South Africa's Karoo. They are told by a traditional African griot (career storyteller), Ndabazabantu, who knows all the gossip about the enigmatic as well as the ordinary folk in his town.

Partly drawn from Mzuvukile's book, Children from Exile and other Stories (featuring Oom Asval and His Donkey Cart), the stories expose both the struggle to live comfortably in South African townships of old and the harshness of having to deal with the strictures of Apartheid. The Day the Town of Xhogwana almost Collapsed, deals with this second challenge, specifically the prohibition on mixed race relations and degrading treatment of black people under Apartheid's Group Areas Act; when blacks had to report to the township superintendent's office when visiting places outside their registered hometowns.

The author, through Ndabazabantu, tells these stories with humour, pathos and poignancy. While Camdeboo Stories is unique in style and content, the tales are somewhat reminiscent of Herman Charles Bosman's storytelling style and are valuable additions to the stories of the South African platteland.

Frederick McFeely Rogers (1928-2003) was the host of the internationally acclaimed children's television show Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, in production from 1968 to 2001. Mister Rogers, as he became known to millions, was an ordained minister of the Presbyterian Church (USA) who lived and worked in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area for most of his life.Rogers' show won four Emmy awards, including one for lifetime achievement. He also received a Peabody Award, in recognition of 25 beautiful years in the neighborhood. On July 9, 2002, Fred Rogers received the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his contributions to children's education. Fred Rogers has proven that television can soothe the soul and nurture the spirit and teach the very young, said President George W. Bush at the presentation.Fred Rogers was born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, about 30 miles southeast of Pittsburgh. He studied early childhood development at the University of Pittsburgh.

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ISBN 13	9780762413454
ISBN 10	076241345X
Title	Mister Roger's Parenting Book
Author	Fred Rogers
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Running Press
Year published	2002-10-16
Number of pages	128
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