Teens in Kenya

Teens in Kenya

Author: Rebecca Cantwell

Publisher: Capstone

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 104

ISBN-13: 9780756524456

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Describes the challenge for Kenyan teens to balance modern influence and technologies, while maintaining their tribal traditions and values. Includes information on the history, the government, school life, family life, the ethnic groups, the traditions, entertainment and recreation, and the agriculture of Kenya.


Teens in Kenya

Teens in Kenya

Author: Rebecca Cantwell

Publisher: Capstone

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9780756531959

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Describes the challenge for Kenyan teens to balance modern influence and technologies, while maintaining their tribal traditions and values. Includes information on the history, the government, school life, family life, the ethnic groups, the traditions, entertainment and recreation, and the agriculture of Kenya.


Tales of East Africa

Tales of East Africa

Author: Jamilla Okubo

Publisher: Chronicle Books

Published: 2020-03-10

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 1452182884

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Tales of East Africa is a collection of 22 traditional tales from Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. Welcome to a world of magical adventure—a place where a boy spares the life of a fearsome monster, a flock of doves brings a girl back from the dead, and a hare wreaks havoc among all the other animals. Translated and transcribed by folklorists and anthropologists in the early 20th century, these stories evoke the distinctive beauty and irresistible humor of East African folklore. • The tales come alive alongside bold, contemporary art in this special illustrated edition. • Each story transports readers to an enthralling world. • Part of the popular Tales series, featuring Tales of Japan, Celtic Tales, and Tales of India Tales of East Africa will enthrall fans of fairytales and captivate those interested in East Africa's rich history and culture. Readers will encounter mischievous animals, plucky heroes and heroines, and monsters, and artist Jamilla Okubo pairs each tale with a bold and vibrant illustration. • A visually gorgeous book that will be at home on the shelf or on the coffee table. • A perfect gift for fairy tale and folklore lovers, fans of East African culture, people of East African ancestry, collectors of illustrated classics, adults and teens alike, and bibliophiles • Add it to the collection of books like The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa by Alexander McCall Smith, Favorite African Folktales by Nelson Mandela, and Indaba My Children: African Folktales by Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa


True Stories of Teen Homelessness

True Stories of Teen Homelessness

Author: Monika Davis

Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC

Published: 2017-12-15

Total Pages: 114

ISBN-13: 150263158X

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Nearly two million teens face homelessness a year in the United States alone. This book shares the stories of teens who are homeless and live on the streets or in shelters, with or without their families. Readers are presented with relatable facts about a vulnerable population. They will learn what can be done to address homelessness, and how to remedy the long-lasting consequences of the epidemic.


Lion Lights: My Invention That Made Peace with Lions

Lion Lights: My Invention That Made Peace with Lions

Author: Richard Turere

Publisher: Tilbury House Publishers and Cadent Publishing

Published: 2022-08-02

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 088448887X

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Winner of the 2023 Children’s Africana Book Award (CABA), which is awarded by The Center for African Studies at Howard University. Outstanding Science Trade Book for 2022 by the National Science Teaching Association and the Children’s Book Council. California Eureka Silver Honoree 2022 A story of ingenuity and perseverance. Richard Turere’s own story: Richard grew up in Kenya as a Maasai boy, herding his family’s cattle, which represented their wealth and livelihood. Richard’s challenge was to protect their cattle from the lions who prowled the night just outside the barrier of acacia branches that surrounded the farm’s boma, or stockade. Though not well-educated, 12-year-old Richard loved tinkering with electronics. Using salvaged components, spending $10, he surrounded the boma with blinking lights, and the system works; it keeps lions away. His invention, Lion Lights, is now used in Africa, Asia, and South America to protect farm animals from predators.


Mama Miti

Mama Miti

Author: Donna Jo Napoli

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2012-05-08

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 1442459026

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NAACP Image Award Nominee “In a word, stunning.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Through artful prose and beautiful illustrations, Donna Jo Napoli and Kadir Nelson tell the true story of Wangari Muta Maathai, known as “Mama Miti,” who in 1977 founded the Green Belt Movement, an African grassroots organization that has empowered many people to mobilize and combat deforestation, soil erosion, and environmental degradation. Today, more than 30 million trees have been planted throughout Mama Miti’s native Kenya, and in 2004 she became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Wangari Muta Maathai has changed Kenya tree by tree—and with each page turned, children will realize their own ability to positively impact the future.


Hockey Night in Kenya

Hockey Night in Kenya

Author: Danson Mutinda

Publisher: Orca Book Publishers

Published: 2020-09-08

Total Pages: 63

ISBN-13: 145982363X

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★ “This simple story of discovery, sport, and friendship is filled with likable characters and innocently joyful moments...Delightful.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review Kenyan orphans, Kitoo and Nigosi, spend their days studying, playing soccer, helping their elders with chores around the orphanage and reading from the limited selection of books in their library. When the librarian gives Kitoo a copy of Sports Around the World he becomes fascinated by an image of the Canadian national men's ice hockey team. Then one day the fates align and Kitoo finds a pair of beat up old roller blades, he teaches himself to skate and dreams of one day playing hockey like the men in his book. But you can’t play ice hockey in Kenya, can you?


Theatre, Teens, Sex Ed

Theatre, Teens, Sex Ed

Author: Jan Selman

Publisher: University of Alberta

Published: 2015-01-02

Total Pages: 559

ISBN-13: 1772120065

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Comprehensive examination of award-winning play’s revolutionary effect on teenage sex education via participatory theatre.