Kwanzaa and Me

A Teacher’s Story

Vivian Gussin Paley

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$24.00 • £19.95 • €21.50

ISBN 9780674505865

Publication Date: 10/01/1996

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160 pages

6 x 9 inches

World

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Vivian Gussin Paley (1929–2019), a longtime classroom teacher at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, was a MacArthur Fellow and winner of the 1998 American Book Award for Lifetime Achievement.

Awards & Accolades

A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of 1995

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