cover image Themba

Themba

Margaret Sacks. Puffin Books, $4.99 (48pp) ISBN 978-0-14-036445-3

After three years of working in the gold mines of Johannesburg, Themba's father fails to return as scheduled to their South African village. PW found the ``concise, unencumbered prose and lively, atmospheric illustrations... a winning combination.'' Ages 7-10. (Dec.)