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Wednesday, February 1, 2012
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Friday, December 23, 2011
Only the Mountains Do Not Move: A Maasai Story of Culture and Conservation
by Jan Reynolds
Summary: A photographic essay about the Maasai people in Kenya, explores the contemporary challenges they face, focusing on environmental changes such as the overgrazing of land and the threat of wildlife extinction, and how the Maasai are adapting their agricultural practices and lifestyle while preserving their culture.
This is a fascinating nonfiction book. In addition to information, the text includes wise proverbs of the Maasai culture. Most ideal for grades 4-6, the text allows for serious discussions, including how to respect and preserve the Earth. During Black History Month, this book can be used to discuss African culture. This book may be appreciated by mature primary grade students or middle school students interested in culture or environmental students.
Interest Level: grades 4-8
Reading Level: grade 6
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Your Moon, My Moon: A Grandmother's
Words to a Faraway Child
by Patricia MacLachlan
Summary: Although their homes are different, a grandmother in New England and her loving grandson in Africa share the same moon.
This is a sweet story about a grandmother and child. The illustrations are beautiful.
Interest Level: ages 2-grade 3
Reading Level: grade 2
Thursday, July 28, 2011
African Animal Alphabet
by Beverly Joubert
Summary: Pairs wildlife photographs of African animals with corresponding letters of the alphabet. The book includes brief information about each included animal, such as cheetahs, elephants, lions, and zebras.
This is a great book for an older child to read to a younger child. If a person reads all the details, it is quite lengthy. However, an older person and a younger person may alternate reading the more challenging and less challenging text.
Interest Level: ages 2-grade 3
Reading Level: grade 5
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Seeds of Change: Planting a Path to Peace
by Jen Cullerton Johnson
Summary: A biography of Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize winner and environmentalist Wangari Maathai, a female scientist who made a stand in the face of opposition to women's rights and her own Greenbelt Movement, an effort to restore Kenya's ecosystem by planting millions of trees.”
This book’s beautiful illustrations are inspired by handmade quilts. It is the winner of the prestigious American Library Association (ALA) Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent (Illustrator) Award. It is an interesting biography of a strong African woman. It is appropriate for this summer’s national public library theme, “One World Many Stories.”
Interest Level: 3-6
Reading Level: grades k-6
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