Region: Mozambique

Materials from Mozambique

Dolphin Song

By nersum | Published: December 1, 2008
Just as Martine is settling into life at Sawubona, the wildlife game reserve, with her grandmother and Jemmy, her white giraffe, she must leave for two weeks on a school trip off the coast of South Africa. What begins as an exciting sea adventure quickly turns perilous when Martine and five of her classmates are [...]
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Mozambique (Cultures Of The World)

By nersum | Published: December 1, 2008
“Provides comprehensive information on the geography, history, governmental structure, economy, cultural diversity, peoples, religion, and culture of Mozambique”–Provided by publisher.
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A Girl Named Disaster

By shortk | Published: March 14, 2007
While fleeing from Mozambique to Zimbabwe to escape an unwanted marriage, Nhamo, an eleven-year-old Shona girl, struggles to escape drowning and starvation and in so doing comes close to the luminous world of the African spirits.
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Secrets In The Fire

By shortk | Published: March 14, 2007
As a victim of a landmine and a child of war-torn Mozambique, Sophia turns to a village elder for advice and soon finds ways to cope with her difficult circumstances in order to grow into a person with great strength and determination.
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