Region: Tanzania

Materials from Tanzania

Marwe: Into the Land of the Dead (Graphic Universe)

By importer | Published: October 1, 2009
Marwe lives in a village where food is scarce. She tries to be obedient, but it’s hard to spend every day working in the field. When her carelessness ruins the village’s crops, she’s too scared to face her angry family and runs away to the stranges Land of the Dead. Marawe knows she doesn’t belong [...]
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With Love

By importer | Published: October 1, 2009
A collection of stories based on the author’s experiences with chimpanzees in Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania over a period of almost forty years.
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Babu’s Song

By nersum | Published: December 1, 2008
Bernardi lives with his mute grandfather, Babu, who supports them by making toys. Bernardi wishes he could go to school, but they can’t afford it. When a tourist offers a handsome price for the music box Babu gave him as a present, Bernardi regretfully sells it, giving the money to Babu. Babu uses the money [...]
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The Baboon King

By nersum | Published: December 1, 2008
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 [...]
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My Rows and Piles of Coins

By nersum | Published: December 1, 2008
The market is full of wonderful things, but Saruni is saving his precious coins for a red and blue bicycle. How happy he will be when he can help his mother carry heavy loads to market on his very own bicycle–and how disappointed he is to discover that he hasn’t saved nearly enough!
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Our Stories, Our Songs: African Children Talk about AIDS

By nersum | Published: July 6, 2007
In Malawi and Zambia, children who have lost family to the AIDS pandemic tell their stories. This book is about the power of the human spirits to endure and hope for a better tommorrow.
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Big Boy

By shortk | Published: March 14, 2007
Little Oli wants to be big enough to go bird hunting with his brother Mbachu but has to take a nap instead.
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Olbalbal: A Day In Maasailand

By shortk | Published: March 14, 2007
A photographic study of life on the plains of Tanzania follows Kisululu, a young Maasai boy living in the village of Olbalbal, as he helps out with family chores, plays games with his friends, and learns the skills he will need as an adult.
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Subira Subira

By shortk | Published: March 14, 2007
Set in contemporary Tanzania, this variation on a traditional tale describes how a young girl learns a lesson in patience when a spirit woman sends her to get three whiskers from a lion.
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Mama Elizabeti

By shortk | Published: March 14, 2007
When her mother has a new baby, Elizabeti is given charge of her younger brother and finds it more difficult to take care him than it was to care for her rock doll. Sequel to Elizabeti’s doll, and followed by Elizabeti’s school.
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