Ogilo and the Hippo
Ogilo and the Hippo

Author: Asenath Odaga

Publisher: East African Publishers

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13: 9789966465443

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First published in Dholuo in 1983, this is the first English-language edition of this story for children. One morning Ogilo and his two friends discover a pregnant hippo stuck in a muddly hole. The story centres around the boys secrecy, to protect the hippo being killed by grown-ups for meat, and their efforts to save the hippo. The fate of the poacher contains a moral tale.

Encyclopedia of Post-Colonial Literatures in English
Encyclopedia of Post-Colonial Literatures in English

Author: Eugene Benson

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2004-11-30

Total Pages: 1950

ISBN-13: 1134468482

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" ... Documents the history and development of [Post-colonial literatures in English, together with English and American literature] and includes original research relating to the literatures of some 50 countries and territories. In more than 1,600 entries written by more than 600 internationally recognized scholars, it explores the effect of the colonial and post-colonial experience on literatures in English worldwide.

When Ogres Lived
When Ogres Lived

Author: Barrack Muluka

Publisher: East African Publishers

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 44

ISBN-13: 9789966466587

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Three tales from western Kenya relate strange happenings between humans and ogres.

The Smugglers
The Smugglers

Author: Barbara Kimenye

Publisher: East African Publishers

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 9789966469144

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Fortælling fra Afrika om tre drenge, der undervejs i det vestlige Uganda farer vild og ender i Zaire, hvor de møder to farlige kriminelle

Further Adventures of the Black Hand Gang
Further Adventures of the Black Hand Gang

Author: Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye

Publisher: East African Publishers

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 76

ISBN-13: 9789966254221

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The Black Hand Gang is a neighbourhood group of young Kenyans, which meets in the eastern part of Nairobi. The gang members, Onyango, Waithaka, his sister Jane, V.J. Patel and Hassan make a lot of friends trying to help other people. The story is intended as a supplementary text for children fluent in reading, to encourage reading for pleasure.

Sundiata
Sundiata

Author: Lynne Mansure

Publisher: East African Publishers

Published: 2002-06

Total Pages: 72

ISBN-13: 9789966254689

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Sundiata is the story of a man who lived in West Africa almost 800 years ago. It is the myth of a hunter's prophecy that a king will marry an ugly foreign woman who will give birth to a son, who will come to rule the kingdom on Mali. It is a tale of conquest and heroism.

Growing Up at Lina School
Growing Up at Lina School

Author: Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye

Publisher: East African Publishers

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13: 9789966464927

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Grace and her family return to Kenya from England, where they have been living for quite some time. Youns Grace joins a girls' boarding school in Kenya. While her parents are worried she might not adjust to the new system, for Grace and the other girls at Lina School life is full of action, fun and adventure.

Misa the Precious Cow
Misa the Precious Cow

Author: Jimmi Makotsi

Publisher: East African Publishers

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 9789966464750

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Edward is preparing to visit his cousins Ben and Tim during the school holidays. But Misa, their only cow, disappears on the eve of his travels, throwing his plans into doubt and setting in motion a chain of exciting events that are related in this book and in The boys in Kakamega and A gang called Musumbiji.