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Region: Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Introduces the geography, history, government, economy, culture, daily life, and people of the country known as “the roof of Africa.”
Other Descriptors: Intermediate (Gr. 4-8), Nonfiction Themes: Culture, Cultures of the world, Geography, Life Leave a comment
Faraway Home
As her father prepares for a trip back to his childhood home in Ethiopia, Desta begins to worry. Where does her father truly belong–in the village of his youth or here in America with her? What was growing up in Ethiopia like? And will her father’s love for his family be enough to bridge these [...]
Other Descriptors: Picture Book, Primary (Gr. K-3), Realistic Fiction, United States of America Themes: Afro-American, Belonging, father and daughter, homeland, immigrant, immigration, trip Leave a comment
The Lion Hunter (The Mark Of Solomon)
It is the sixth century in Aksum, Africa. Young Telemakos—King Arthur’s half-Ethiopian grandson—is still recovering from his ordeal as a government spy in the far desert, trying to learn who was breaking the Emperor’s plague quarantine. Before he is fully himself again, tragedy and menace strike, and he finds himself sent, with his baby sister, [...]
Other Descriptors: Africa, Fantasy, Young Adult (Gr. 9-12) Themes: Arthurian legend, Danger, Emperor, Love, Loyalty Leave a comment
The Storyteller’s Beads
During the strife and famine of the 80′s, two Ethiopian girls, one Christian and the other Jewish and blind, struggle to overcome many difficulties, including their prejudices about each other, as they make the dangerous journey out of Ethiopia.
The Best Beekeeper Of Lalibela: A Tale From Africa
In the Ethiopian mountain village of Lalibela, famous for its churches and honey, a young girl determines to find a way to be a beekeeper despite being told that is something only men can do.
Other Descriptors: Africa, Fiction, Primary (Gr. K-3) Themes: Pets, School and teachers, Sisters and brothers Comments closed
On October 20, 2010 at 7:00 P.M., Rosemary Wells, illustrator and author of the preschool series Max and Ruby, will be at Worlds of Words physical location on the 4th floor of the College of Education at the University of Arizona.
Escape Under the Forever Sky