Little Toto loves to eat, and when he goes with his grandmother to the marketplace he eats everything in sight, leaving chaos in his wake. Includes a glossary of Cameroonian foods and a recipe for egussi soup.
Oh, No, Toto!
Africa
Materials from Africa
The Shipwrecked Sailor: An Egyptian Tale With Hieroglyphs
A tale, based on a story found in ancient papyrus scrolls, about a shipwrecked sailor who finds fortune when he is befriended by a serpent that is the Prince of the magical island of Punt.
The Children Of Mauritania: Days In The Desert And By The River Shore
Compares the daily lives of a Moorish girl and a Halpoular boy from different regions of Mauritania, children of different ethnic backgrounds who are linked by their Muslim religion.
How The Leopard Got His Claws
Recounts how the leopard got his claws and teeth and why he rules the forest with terror.
Monkey For Sale
When Luzolo goes to market with her parents, she learns that it takes a great deal of bartering to finally get what she wants.
Honey, Honey–Lion!: A Story From Africa
After working together to obtain honey, the African honey badger always shares it with his partner, the honeyguide bird, until one day when the honey badger becomes greedy and his feathered friend decides to teach him a lesson.
The Good Lion
An account of the time in the pilot Beryl Markham’s childhood in Kenya when she was attacked by a lion that her neighbors kept as a pet.
For You Are a Kenyan Child
From rooster crow to bedtime, a Kenyan boy plays and visits neighbors all through his village, even though he is supposed to be watching his grandfather’s cows.
Journey to Jo’burg: A South African Story
When their baby sister becomes dangerously ill, thirteen-year-old Naledi and her younger brother make a journey of over 300 kilometers from their village to Johannesburg, where their mother works as a maid for a white family.
Bobo And The Flying Crab
This is a story about Bobo, the boy who was taught to fly by his friends, Mot the moth and Moz the mosquito.