Title:Joshua’s Masai Mask Author: Dakari Hru Illustrator: Anna Rich Number of Pages: 29 Reading Level: Ages 4-8 Publishing Company: Lee& Low Books Inc. Original Publishing Date: 1993 Summary: Joshua’s Masai Mask is a children’s book about a young African (possibly…
Jambo Means Hello, Swahili Alphabet Book By Muriel Feelings
Title: Jambo Means Hello, Swahili Alphabet Book Author: Muriel Feelings Illustrator: Tom Feelings Number of Pages: 56 Reading Level: Preschool Publishing Company: Dial Books for Young Readers Original Publishing Date: 1974 Summary: This book gives a word in Swahili for…
Festivals of the World: Kenya
Title: Festivals of the World – Kenya Author: Falaq Kagda Publishing Company: Gareth Stevens, Inc. Number of Pages: 32 Reading Level: Grade 3/age 8+ Original Publishing Date: 1997 Summary: This colorful book is a text book intended for a school…
Elephant Memories By Cynthia Moss
Cynthia Moss spent thirteen years in Amboseli National Reserve studying the elephants there. The book Elephant Memories is the culmination of her work. Cynthia writes about the elephants as if they were her friends or her family. She is obviously…
I Dreamed of Africa By Kuki Gallmann
I read the book “I Dreamed of Africa” by Kuki Gallmann before I saw the movie. Kuki admits in her book that her writing is her therapy. She’s been keeping journals for her entire life. In her book, you really…