| Light A Candle/Tumaini Pasipo Na Tumaini Contributor(s): Nkongolo, Godfrey (Author), Walters, Eric (Author), Campbell, Eva (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1459817001 ISBN-13: 9781459817005 Publisher: Orca Book Publishers OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Hardcover Language: Swahili Published: October 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Africa - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Adolescence & Coming Of Age - Juvenile Fiction | Boys & Men |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2019934038 |
| Lexile Measure: 560 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 8.9" W x 10.8" (1.05 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Co-written by Eric Walters and Godfrey Nkongolo, Light a Candle weaves non-fiction with fiction to tell the story of a boy coming of age in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro and his father, the chief of their tribe. The boy climbs the mountain against his father's wishes to fulfill a request of the country's first leader, Julius Nyerere, to light a candle on the top of the mountain and unify the mainland of Tanganyika and the islands of Zanzibar as one country, the United Republic of Tanzania. |
Contributor Bio(s): Walters, Eric: - Eric Walters began writing as a way to get his fifth-grade students interested in reading and writing. A Member of the Order of Canada, he has now published more than 100 novels and picture books. He is a tireless presenter, speaking to over 100,000 students per year in schools across the country. He lives in Guelph, Ontario.Nkongolo, Godfrey: - Godfrey Nkongolo is a doctoral student in political science with extensive experience working in international and community development in Tanzania. One of his passions both within his studies and beyond is to promote African thought and to show the world that Africa has a message of hope even though the story of Africa that is most widely known is one of despair. He now lives in Toronto with his family.Campbell, Eva: - Eva Campbell was born in Ghana and spent her childhood in Barbados and Jamaica. She studied painting at the College of Art in Ghana (BA) and the University of Victoria (MFA). Eva has had numerous art exhibitions in Canada, the United States, Ghana, Barbados and Britain. She is the visual arts teacher at Lester B. Pearson College of the Pacific in Victoria, British Columbia. |