Age: Africa

Materials from Africa

Free As the Desert Wind

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

A Sudanese boy befriends a young camel while helping his father drive a camel herd to Egypt.

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How The Leopard Got His Claws

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Recounts how the leopard got his claws and teeth and why he rules the forest with terror.

Other Descriptors: Folklore, Nigeria, Primary (ages 6-9) » Themes: , , » Comments closed

Bobo And The Flying Crab

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

This is a story about Bobo, the boy who was taught to fly by his friends, Mot the moth and Moz the mosquito.

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Hugo Hippo’s ABC Fun Book in Africa

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Hugo Hippo and his animal friends introduce children to the geography and wildlife of Africa, in a colorful and alliterative ABC book.

Other Descriptors: Concept Book, Early Years (ages 2-6), Picture Book » Themes: , , » Comments closed

Beneath The Rainbow

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Drawing on images and characters from traditional African myths, legends, and folklore, this colorful anthology features three short stories and three poems from Kenya.

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Nyumba Ya Mumbi: The Gikuyu Creation Myth

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Retells the story of the creation of the Gikuyu people of Kenya.

Other Descriptors: Folklore, Kenya, Primary (ages 6-9) » Themes: , , , » Comments closed

Dream Freedom

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Examines the modern day problem of slavery in Sudan while telling the story of how a group of American students fought to get this problem known and raise funds to help free those Dinka and Nuba tribe members already captured and working there.

Other Descriptors: Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction, Sudan » Themes: » Comments closed

Costumes

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

This book describes traditional dress from different regions of the world and explains how clothing provides clues to people’s customs, the climate they life in, and the materials available to them.

Other Descriptors: Americas, Asia, Europe, Intermediate (ages 9-14), International, Latin America, Nonfiction, Oceania » Themes: , , » Comments closed

Muti’s Necklace: The Oldest Story in the World

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Muti treasures the necklace her father gave her so much that she risks the wrath of Egypt’s pharaoh when it falls into the water. Based on an ancient Egyptian story.

Other Descriptors: Egypt, Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9) » Themes: , » Comments closed

The Stars in My Geddoh’s Sky

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Alex’s Arabic-speaking grandfather comes to visit the United States, and Alex learns about his grandfather’s Middle Eastern homeland.

Other Descriptors: Egypt, Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9) » Themes: , , » Comments closed