A khanga is a brightly colored piece of cloth that many East African women wear. Many wear khangas over their skirts while working in the fields to keep the dust of their skirts. Khangas are also worn as head wraps.…
Welcome To Kenya
Title: Welcome to Kenya Author: Roseline Ngcheong-Lum and Victoria Derr Publishing Company: Gareth Stevens, Inc. Number of Pages: 48 Reading Level: Grade 2/age 7+ Original Publishing Date: 2000 Summary: This is a textbook intended for children in grade 2. There…
The Maneaters of Tsavo By Col. Patterson
The railway in Kenya was built around the turn of the 20th century. The idea was to have a train go from Mombasa to the port on Lake Victoria, which is in Kisumu, Kenya. The British press dubbed it the…
Lonely Planet Kenya
Lonely Planet Publications has put out it’s fourth edition of Kenya. This is a travel guide. In fact, it’s an excellent travel guide. The first thing I do when I get any book is flip through it. As I flipped…
Joshua’s Masai Mask By Dakari Hru
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…