Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Nonfiction >> People & Places - Africa

"Magnificient, full-page drawings throb with the feeling of East African life."--Child Study Association

Look for the Caldecott Honor Book and companion title: Jambo Means Hello: Swahili Alphabet Book

Born on a crocodile farm in Zambia's untamed South Luangwa Valley, the puppy seemed different from his littermates. Too quiet. Unresponsive. Terriers are usually full of energy and bouncing off walls. But not this one. Nobody wanted him. Enter Anna and Steve Tolan--former police officers who had left behind their life in England to live in the African bush. People thought the Tolans were a bit different, too. The peculiar puppy suited them perfectly. They named him Bulu, or "wild dog"...

Born in Ghana, West Africa, with one deformed leg, he was dismissed by most people--but not by his mother, who taught him to reach for his dreams. As a boy, Emmanuel hopped to school more than two miles each way, learned to play soccer, left home at age thirteen to provide for his family, and, eventually, became a cyclist. He rode an astonishing four hundred miles across Ghana in 2001, spreading his powerful message: disability is...

This is a matching concept book by Mary Birdsell and Vera Lynne Stroup-Rentier. All animals have families.  Monkey, hippo, elephant, buffalo and zebra families look very different. Do you think you can find their families? You can learn to name them in English and Swahili, too.

This is a matching concept book by Mary Birdsell and Vera Lynne Stroup-Rentier.

aAll animals have families. Monkey, hippo, elephant, buffalo and zebra families look very different. Do you think you can find their families? You can learn to name them in English and Swahili, too.

This matching concept book was written by Mary Birdsell and Vera Lynne Stroup-Rentier. Our fronts and backs are different. Can you find the back that matches the front of an animal? It’s fun guessing! It’s also fun to learn animal names in English and Swahili.

This is matching concept book by Mary Birdsell and Vera Lynne Stroup-Rentier.Our fronts and backs are different.  Can you find the back that matches the front of an animal?  It’s fun guessing! It’s also fun to learn animal names in English and Swahili.

My ABC's is an English alphabet learning tool that provides images associated with the cradle of civilization. This book provides a fun, colorful way for children to learn the alphabet and a little more about African culture in a manner unseen before.

My ABC's is an English alphabet learning tool that provides images associated with the cradle of civilization. This book provides a fun, colorful way for children to learn the alphabet and a little more about African culture in a manner unseen before.

Neema lives in the mountains of Lushoto, Tanzania. Her day is full of fun. She tricks Joseph. She helps Mama Eduma. She sings with the children. She is always looking for ways to learn.
Finding My Way Books honor children with disabilities by sharing their stories. Neema has learning disabilities.