Juma hides in his uncle's dhow (after arguing with his cousin) and inadvertently joins the annual Dhow sailing race around the islands of Zanzibar, while his sister chases after the Changuu Island tortoises. The story introduces the ancient Stone Town and the Swahili boat culture. The story is supplemented with a map of the United Republic of Tanzania, focusing on the islands of Zanzibar, a map of the continent of Africa, and a ki-Swahili language glossary. The Tanzania Juma stories also include Juma and Little Sungura, Juma on Safari, and Juma Cooks Chapati.
Detalles
Formato
Tapa suave
Número de Páginas
32
Lenguaje
Inglés
Editorial
Barranca Press
Fecha de Publicación
2013-07-01
Dimensiones
10.0" x 8.0" x 0.07" pulgadas
Serie
Kids' Books from Here and There
Letra Grande
No
Con Ilustraciones
Si
Edad
4-8
Temas
Africano, Africano
Descripción
Juma hides in his uncle's dhow and inadvertently joins the annual Dhow Race around the islands of Zanzibar, while his sister chases after the Changuu Island tortoises. The story introduces the ancient Stone Town and the Swahili boat culture. The story is supplemented with a map of the United Republic of Tanzania, focusing on the islands of Zanzibar, a map of the continent of Africa, and a ki-Swahili language glossary. The Tanzania Juma stories also include Juma and Little Sungura, Juma on Safari, and Juma Cooks Chapati.
Detalles
Formato
Tapa dura
Número de Páginas
32
Lenguaje
Inglés
Editorial
Barranca Press
Fecha de Publicación
2013-07-01
Dimensiones
10.0" x 8.0" x 0.25" pulgadas
Serie
Kids' Books from Here and There
Letra Grande
No
Con Ilustraciones
Si
Edad
4-8
Temas
Africano, Africano
Acerca del Autor
Gugu, Abdul M.
Abdul M. Gugu lives in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and works as a book illustrator. He has illustrated such books as _In the Belly of Dar es Salaam_.
Burgess, Lisa Maria
Lisa Maria Burgess wrote the Juma stories with her sons, Matoko and Senafa, when she taught in the Department of Literature at the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. She is a graduate of Brandeis University and earned her doctorate in literature from the University of Pennsylvania. She currently divides her time between Harare, Zimbabwe and Taos, New Mexico in the United States.
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