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100 1 _aMirsky, Reba Paeff,
_d1902-1966
245 1 0 _aThirty-one brothers and sisters
246 1 _a31 brothers and sisters
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2024-10-06
508 _aRichard Tonsing, Tim Lindell, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
520 _a"Thirty-One Brothers and Sisters" by Reba Paeff Mirsky is a children's novel written in the early 1950s. This engaging story centers on Nomusa, the spirited daughter of a Zulu chief, who grapples with the expectations placed on her as a girl while longing to participate in the adventure and excitement associated with boy's activities, particularly the annual elephant hunt. The narrative explores themes of bravery, gender roles, and family dynamics within the context of Zulu culture. At the start of the book, readers are introduced to Nomusa, who is caring and affectionate towards her many siblings, yet feels constrained by societal expectations dictating that girls should partake in domestic work rather than adventurous pursuits. As the story unfolds, Nomusa embarks on her daily tasks, from fetching water to tending to her siblings, and demonstrates her bravery when she encounters a wild boar. This adventure highlights her courage, ultimately leading to a confrontation with her father about her desire to join the elephant hunt, setting the stage for her struggle against traditional gender roles and her quest for recognition and independence within her family and culture. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cChicago: Wilcox and Follett, 1952
653 _aSiblings -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aZulu (African people) -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aChildren -- South Africa -- Juvenile fiction
700 1 _aMars, W. T.
_q(Witold T.),
_d1908-1985
856 4 _uhttps://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.b4099037
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74529
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