Maneaters of Tsavo - Book Review - African Culture
The railway in Kenya was built around the turn of the 20th century. The idea was to have a train go from Mombasa to the port on Lake Victoria, which is in Kisumu, Kenya. The British press dubbed it the "Lunatic Line" or the "Lunatic Plan& [... more]
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Elephant Memories - Book Review - African Culture
Cynthia Moss spent thirteen years in Amboseli National Reserve studying the elephants there. The book Elephant Memories is the culmination of her work. Cynthia writes about the elephants as if they were her friends or her family. She is obviously ... [... more]
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Welcome to Kenya - Book Review - African Culture
This is a textbook intended for children in grade 2. There are simple discussions of history, government, economy, people, lifestyles, language, arts, leisure, food along with a map, facts, and a glossary. This publishing company always has great ... [... more]
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This is a textbook meant for junior high school students. It covers history, every day life, and current issues facing Kenya. There are many excellent pictures in this book. There are pictures on just about every topic - city life, rural life, ... [... more]
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Festivals of the World - Kenya
This colorful book is a text book intended for a school library or classroom use. Various Kenyan festivals are detailed - Jamburi, Initiation, Eunoto, Christian and Muslim traditions. Also, there are some activities for children to do: make a fly ... [... more]
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I Dreamed of Africa - Book Review - African Culture
I read the book "I Dreamed of Africa" by Kuki Gallmann before I saw the movie. Kuki admits in her book that her writing is her therapy. She's been keeping journals for her entire life. In her book, you really feel like you are getting to know [... more]
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Joshua's Masai Mask - Book Review - African Culture
Joshua's Masai Mask is a children's book about a young African (possibly African American) boy who is going to be in his school's talent show. His whole family was excited - they told him how great he would be when he played his kalimba. Now ... [... more]
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Lonely Planet Kenya - Book Review - African Culture
Lonely Planet Publications has put out it's fifth edition of Kenya. This is a travel guide. In fact, it's an excellent travel guide. The first thing I do when I get any book is flip through it. As I flipped the pages I was immediately impressed. ... [... more]
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Passages : Photographs in Africa
The pictures in this book are absolutely outstanding. I'm not sure you could find better pictures of these African tribes anywhere else. This book is oversized - with lots of space for the pictures. The pictures take up most or the entire page - ... [... more]
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Where Are You Going Manyoni? - Book Review - African Culture
I found Where Are You Going Manyoni? by Catherine Stock in my local public library. It is the story of a little girl's walk to school and everything she sees along the way. This story is set along the Limpopo River in Zimbabwe. The water color ... [... more]
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Eyes of Africa - Book Review - African Culture
If you want to know why Africa isn't flourishing as a continent, read "Eyes of Africa" by Victorine Ngangu. Ms. Ngangu details the issues of sanitation, medical care, education, and corruption in Africa, more specifically the Democratic [... more]
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Jambo Means Hello - Book Review - African Culture
This book gives a word in Swahili for each of the 24 letters in the Swahili alphabet. (The Swahili alphabet doesn't have the letters Q or X.) Along with each word is a pronunciation key and a short paragraph telling a little bit about the word ... [... more]
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