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Region: Kenya
On a Road in Africa
Baskets empty on the seat | Must be filled with things to eat…On a road in Africa, On a road in Africa. | Where you gonna go, Mama O, Mama O? Follow real-life animal rescuer Chryssee Perry Martin (a.k.a. “Mama `O’rphanage”) as she makes her daily trek down a dusty road in Africa. Along the [...]
Other Descriptors: Africa, All Ages, Poetry Themes: advocacy, Africa, Nairobi Animal Orphanage, protection of animals, saving animals, wildlife Leave a comment
A Mama For Owen
Owen the baby hippo and his mama were best friends. They loved to play hide-and-seek on the banks of the Sabaki River in Africa. That was all before the tsunami came and washed Owen’s world away.But after the rain stops, Owen befriends Mzee, a grayish brown tortoise. He plays with him, snuggles with him, and [...]
Other Descriptors: Africa, All Ages, Fantasy Themes: Animals, family loss, frienship, journeys, Tsunami Leave a comment
Elephant Have Right of Way
A noted conservationist describes her nearly thirty years living and working in Africa, describing the various animals with which she has worked and providing a firsthand view of the plight of Africa’s wild animals.
Other Descriptors: Africa, Nonfiction, Primary (Gr. K-3) Themes: conservation, Elephants, extintions, habitats, wildlife Leave a comment
Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai
Wangari Maathai, winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize and founder of the Green Belt Movement, grew up in the highlands of Kenya, where fig trees cloaked the hills, fish filled the streams, and the people tended their bountiful gardens. But over many years, as more and more land was cleared, Kenya was transformed. When [...]
Other Descriptors: Biography, Picture Book, Primary (Gr. K-3) Themes: Environment, Green Belt Movement, tree, tree planter, woman conservationist, woman plotician Leave a comment
The Baboon King
Morengaru, a strong young hunter, has been cast out by both his mother’s people, the Kikuyu, and his father’s people, the Masai. Every day he misses human companionship, and soon he feels as though he’s becoming more like the animals around him. When Morengaru has the chance to belong again, he seizes the opportunity. Then [...]
Other Descriptors: Africa, Realistic Fiction, Tanzania, Young Adult (Gr. 9-12) Themes: Acceptance, baboon, beloning, Friend, Kikuyu, Loneliness, Masai, mixed race, prejudice, rejection, wilderness Leave a comment
Facing the Lion: Growing Up Maasai on the African Savanna
A member of the Maasai tribe of Kenya, Africa describes his life as he grew up in a northern village, traveled to America to attend college, and became an elementary school teacher in Virginia.
Other Descriptors: Africa, Biography, Intermediate (Gr. 4-8) Themes: customs, Maasai Leave a comment
Owen & Mzee : The Language Of Friendship
This is the true story of two great friends: a baby hippo named Owen, and a 130-year-old tortoise named Mzee live in Kenya. In December 2004, something astonishing happen: A frightened young hippo, separated from his family by the devastating tsunami in Southeast Asia, adopted an acient Aldabra tortoise as his mother. The old tortoise, [...]
Other Descriptors: Africa, All Ages, Nonfiction Themes: Acceptance, Aldabra tortoise, diversity, frienships, Hippopotamus-Behavior, journeys, Kenya, Language, Social behavior in animals Comments closed
Owen & Mzee: The True Story Of A Remarkable Friendship
True story of two great friends: a baby hippo named Owen and a 130-year-old giant tortoise named Mzee. In December 2004, a young hippo separated from his family by the devastating tsunami in Southeast Asia, adopted an ancient Aldabra tortoise as his ” mother”. And the old tortoise, for years a loner, accepted the baby [...]
Our Secret, Siri Aang
Namelok, a Masai girl, tries to persuade her traditionalist father to delay her initiation and marriage because they will restrict her freedom and keep her from the black rhino mother and baby she is protecting from poachers.
Muktar and the Camels