A South African boy makes a long journey through the desert to join his parents in a mining village, reaching them on Christmas Day and seeing his new baby sister.
Africa
Materials from Africa
Olbalbal: A Day In Maasailand
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.
Jafta: The Homecoming
A young black South African boy describes his feelings about his father’s return from working in the city.
Who Built the Pyramid?
Describes the different roles people played in building the pyramid from the water carrier to the King of Egypt, and discover why each claims to have built the pyramid.
Elephant
When Hannah finds an ivory necklace that belonged to her great-grandmother, it gives her dreams; and she knows she must make restitution to the elephants for their suffering caused by the ivory trade.
The African Mask
Twelve-year-old Layo, a Yoruba girl living in the area of eleventh-century Africa which is now Nigeria, attempts to reject the man who has been chosen to be her husband.
All the Magic in the World
The children who play in the street laugh at the odd-job man Joseph for picking up string and other junk, until he shows them that magic can be found in even the simplest of things.
The Rains Are Coming
As Aimee, the daughter of a missionary in Zaire, gathers her friends for a party, the sky grows more and more threatening.
Zorah’s Magic Carpet
A Moroccan woman’s magic carpet takes her to far away places, which provide inspiration for her to create other beautiful carpets.
Talking Drums: A Selection Of Poems From Africa South Of The Sahara
A collection of traditional and twentieth-century poems from sub-Saharan Africa, written in or translated into English, that expresses the spirit and history of this region.