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Youth Titles
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Almost Adam : A Novel
- by Petru Popescu
Hardcover
Published by William Morrow & Company
Publication date: May 1996
In a remote region of Kenya, a paleoanthropologist discovers the real missing link in the evolutionary chain. A young boy, a living fossil, is a proto-human, a classification believed to have been extinct for three million years. When a high-powered conspiracy forces the scientist and the boy to take refuge deep within the jungle, a bond of trust and friendship forms.
East African Folktales : From the Voice of Mukamba
Vincent Muli Wa, Dr Kituku
Paperback
Published 1997
Midwest Book Review :
Eighteen folk stories derived from Kituku's Kenyan childhood are presented in both English and in the Kikamba language, creating a unique bilingual experience of short stories imbedded with East African culture. This is an excellent collection which
promises to reach to adult audiences as much as to children.
The Hanging Tree : A Novel
by David Lambkin
Hardcover, 400 pages
Published by Counterpoint
Publication date: September 1996
This literary thriller, a bestseller in the author's native South Africa, combines mysticism and modern science in a quest for fossils in Kenya that leads to death on the veldt. The expedition led by paleontologist Kathryn Widd to examine an ancient skull soon begins to echo fatefully the ill-fated 1908 expedition of John Henry Patterson to the same area. Discoveries that raise troubling questions about man's more violent tendencies also lead the researchers into the realms of black magic, quantum physics, and the darker reaches of the human soul.
Endangered (Portraits Series)
L. L. Chaikin
Paperback, 244 pages
Published by Bethany House
Publication date: September 1997
In the exotic land of Kenya, Sable Wentworth is determined to join her recently widowed father in his government job on a game reserve. But the impending civil war and the dangers of international poachers force Sable to seek the aid of Garet Baxter--an adventurer she'd vowed to forget. In that beautiful and terrifying land, Sable faces the Refiner's fire, even while she seeks to bring faith and hope to a beleaguered land.
North of South : An African Journey (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)
by Shiva Naipaul
Reprint Edition
Paperback, 349 pages
Published by Penguin USA (Paper)
Publication date: February 1997
Elephants' Graveyard
Karin McQuillan
Reprint Edition
Mass Market Paperback
Published by Ballantine Books
Publication date: July 1994
Pressed to investigate the murder of wealthy American Emmet Laird, a crusader against the slaughter of elephants, safari tour guide Jazz Jasper must contend with the dangers of the wilderness and ruthless poachers.
The Cheetah Chase
by Karin McQuillan
Reprint Edition
Mass Market Paperback
Published by Ballantine Books
Publication date: September 1995
Safari guide and sleuth Jazz Jasper returns in her third whodunit, preserving Africa's wildlife and pursuing a deadly prey when a preservationist and investigative journalist is killed by a scorpion that is suspiciously out of place.
Hyena and the Moon : Stories to Tell from Kenya (World Folklore, No 3)
by Heather McNeil
Hardcover, 171 pages
Published by Libraries Unlimited
Publication date: March 1994
Deadly Safari
by Karin McQuillan
Reissue Edition
Mass Market Paperback
Published by Ballantine Books
Publication date: September 1991
Kingdom of Lions
by Jonathan Scott
Hardcover, 192 pages
Published by Rodale Pr
Publication date: January 1993
Youth Titles
Rescue In Kenya (GlobalFriends Adventures)
by Judith M. Austin, Virginia Kylberg
1 Edition
Paperback, 64 pages
Published by Global Friends
Publication date: October 1997
Akua invites Briana and Marissa to Kenya. She takes them to the Nairobi Animal Reserve and teaches them how to care for the animal babies. They love warm baby formula and blankets and lots of attention. Briana teaches Akua about Kwanzaa, the American celebration honoring African heritage. Suddenly, animal poachers are discovered kidnapping the animals, and Akua's uncle disappears! Can the girls find him?
A Kente Dress for Kenya (Kenya, Growing Up Proud)
by Juwanda G. Ford, Sylvia Walker (Illustrator)
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Paperback
Published by Cartwheel Books
Publication date: March 1996
Participating in a special show-and-tell program for Parents' Night, Kenya is asked to bring in something that represents her family's favorite activity and dislikes every suggestion, until her grandmother tells her the kente cloth story.
Countdown
by Ben Mikaelsen
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Hardcover, 248 pages
Published by Hyperion
Publication date: October 1996
Elliot has won a national sweepstakes to become the first Junior Astronaut and, while he's on board the space shuttle, talks via radio with a Masai boy, much to the betterment of them both.
Countdown (Library Binding)
by Ben Mikaelsen
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Library Binding, 248 pages
Published by Disney Pr (Lib)
Publication date: October 1996
Countdown (Paperback)
by Ben Mikaelsen
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Reprint Edition
Mass Market Paperback, 256 pages
Published by Disney Pr (Juv Pap)
Publication date: October 1997
Beneath the Rainbow : A Collection of Children's Stories and Poems from Kenya Vol 1
by Sam Mbure, Valerie Cuthbert, Kariuki Gakuo, Designs Jacaranda
Reading Level: Young Adult
Volume 1
Paperback
Published by Jacaranda Designs
Publication date: May 1995
Drawing on images and characters from traditional African myths, legends, and folklore, this colorful anthology features three short stories and three poems from Kenya.
Beneath the Rainbow : A Collection of Children's Stories and Poems from Kenya Vol 2
by Designs Jacaranda
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Volume 2
Paperback
Published by Jacaranda Designs
Publication date: May 1995
Drawing on images and characters from traditional African myths, legends, and folklore, this colorful anthology features three short stories and three poems from Kenya.
Boy Who Rode a Lion (Junior African Writers Series)
by James Ngumy
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Paperback
Published by Chelsea House Pub Paperbacks
Publication date: May 1994
Daddy, There's a Hippo in the Grapes
by Lucy M. Dobkins, Kirk Botero (Illustrator)
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Hardcover, 88 pages
Published by Pelican Pub Co
Publication date: November 1992
George's Story (Great Adventures Tale Ser.)
by Anthony D. Marshall
Reading Level: Young Adult
Paperback, 145 pages
Published by Windswept House
Publication date: June 1989
A young boy from Rye, New York, goes on a safari to Kenya.
Hamadi & the Stolen Cattle (Junior African Writers)
by Chris Burchell, African Writers Junior
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Paperback
Published by Chelsea House Pub Paperbacks
Publication date: March 1995
The Hidden Treasure of Lamu (Rhino Tales)
by Sheldon Arensen, Shel Arenson
Reading Level: Young Adult
Paperback, 117 pages
Published by Questar Pub
Publication date: June 1996
The members of the Rugendo Rhinos Club visit the island of Lamu, in Kenya, where, after uncovering a smuggling ring, they are trapped and held prisoner.
How the Ostrich Got Its Long Neck : A Tale from the Akamba of Kenya
by Verna Aardema, Marcia Brown (Illustrator)
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
School & Library Binding
Published by Scholastic Trade
Publication date: September 1995
A three-time Caldecott Medalist provides the illustrations in a humorous African folktale from the Akamba people of Kenya that explains in playful language how the ostrich got its unusual shape.
Kenya (Postcards From)
by Helen Arnold
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Library Binding, 32 pages
Published by Raintree/Steck Vaughn
Publication date: September 1996
A collection of fictional postcards, written as if by young people visiting Kenya, describes various sights and life in this African country.
Kenya's Family Reunion (Kenya, Growing Up Proud)
by Juwanda G. Ford, Christina Ong (Illustrator), Cristina Ong (Illustrator)
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Paperback, 32 pages
Published by Scholastic Trade
Publication date: May 1996
Preparing to attend the annual family reunion, which is being marked this year by her grandparents' fiftieth wedding anniversary, eight-year-old Kenya and her young relatives plan a special surprise.
McHeshi Goes to the Game Park/McHeshi Aenda Hifadhi Ya Wanyama
by Jay Kitsao, Designs Jacaranda
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Eng/African Edition
Paperback
Published by Jacaranda Designs
Publication date: May 1995
Colorful, traditional batik designs highlight the story of Mcheshi's trip to a Kenyan game park, where she learns all about wildlife conservation, in a bilingual book featuring English and Swahili text.
McHeshi Goes to the Market (McHeshi Series)
by Jay Kitsao, Designs Jacaranda
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Paperback
Published by Jacaranda Designs
Publication date: May 1995
As Mcheshi takes a tour of an African market, she meets a variety of traders. Winner of the Jomo Kenyatta Award for Children's Literature. Best Children's Title at the Pan-African Children's Book Fair.
The Mystery of the Poison Arrow Tree : Rhino Tales (Rhino Tales)
by Sheldon Arensen, Shel Arenson
Reading Level: Young Adult
Paperback, 123 pages
Published by Questar Pub
Publication date: June 1996
Members of the Rugendo Rhinos club, a group of American boys living at a mission station in Kenya, become involved in the strange death of a village boy and rumors of a deadly curse.
The Place of Gentle Waters (Heartbeats)
by Jessica Jami, Jessica Maji
Reading Level: Young Adult
Paperback
Published by Chelsea House Pub Paperbacks
Publication date: May 1994
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