ICCAL » Zimbabwe

Shona

Book Importer — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:02:07 +0000

Fifty-six newly released titles that provide a fascinating portrait of the many peoples that inhabit Africa. These books have natural curriculum tie-ins with multiculturalism, geography, and social studies.

Chewa

Book Importer — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:02:07 +0000

This book presents the history, culture, art, and economics of the Chewa people of Malawi, Zambia, and Mozambique.

This for That

Book Importer — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 20:00:35 +0000

Rabbit tricks the other animals of the African plain into giving her food and other treats.

African Beginnings

Book Importer — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 20:00:35 +0000

From the ancient kingdom of Kush, whose black pharaohs ruled Egypt for nearly a century, to the sixteenth-century empire of the Kongo, whose emperor was so powerful he was able to halt the trade in slaves for a number of years, the African continent rang with a series of glorious civilizations that have had a lasting impact on the world’s history, and on American culture. James Haskins and Floyd Cooper have won numerous awards for their books for young people, including several Coretta Scott King Honor awards.

Out of Shadows

Book Importer — Tue, 10 May 2011 19:56:35 +0000

A debut novel set in the early 1980s at a boy’s boarding school in the newly formed country of Zimbabwe.

Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters

Book Importer — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:01:02 +0000

Mufaro was a happy man. Everyone agreed that his two daughters were very beautiful. Nyasha was kind and considerate as well as beautiful, but everyone — except Mufaro — knew that Manyara was selfish, badtempered, and spoiled.

When the king decided to take a wife and invited “The Most Worthy and Beautiful Daughters in the Land” to appear before him, Mufaro declared proudly that only the king could choose between Nyasha and Manyara. Manyara, of course, didn’t agree, and set out to make certain that she would be chosen.

John Steptoe has created a memorable modem fable of pride going before a fall, in keeping with the moral of the folktale that was his inspiration. He has illustrated it with stunning paintings that glow with the beauty, warmth, and internal vision of the land and people of his ancestors.

Do You Know Me

Yoo Kyung Sung — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:17:33 +0000

Although he is continually getting into trouble, Tapiwa’s uncle becomes her best friend when he comes from Mozambique to live with her family in Harare, Zimbabwe.

The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm

Yoo Kyung Sung — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:17:33 +0000

The year is 2194, and Tendai, his brother, and his sister — the children of Zimbabwe’s chief of security — have escaped from their father’s estate to explore the dangerous city of Harare.

The Ear, the Eye and the Arm was a Newbery Honor Book, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, an ALA Notable Children’s Book, a BCCB Blue Ribbon Book, and received a Golden Kite Award, and a Parents’ Choice Award. It received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly and The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books.

Gugu’s House

Yoo Kyung Sung — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:17:33 +0000

Kukamba loves to visit her grandmother, Gugu. Though the village where Gugu lives is dry and dusty, her house is big and sprawling and unlike any other. The courtyard and walls are decorated with beautiful paintings and clay animals, all made by Gugu herself. Best of all, when Kukamba visits, she gets to help shape and paint some of the wonderful zebras, elephants, and birds that Gugu is always adding to the house. When the heavy rains come and her grandmother’s showpieces are destroyed, Kukamba is crushed. But the Gugu helps her see that an ending can also be a beginning, and art is not the only beauty the world has to offer.

Do You Know Me

Kathy G. Short — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 01:08:48 +0000

Although he is continually getting into trouble, Tapiwa’s uncle becomes her best friend when he comes from Mozambique to live with her family in Harare, Zimbabwe.