| Jambo Means Hello: A Swahili Alphabet Book Contributor(s): Feelings, Muriel (Author), Feelings, Tom (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0140546529 ISBN-13: 9780140546521 Publisher: Puffin Books OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1992 Annotation: "The beautiful vision of African life in the text merely hints of the community breathtakingly captured in the illustrations. . . . The space has been filled with monumental figures that glorify the power and beauty of man".--Horn Book. Full color. Caldecott Honor Medal; ALA Notable Book. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Concepts - Alphabet - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - Africa - Juvenile Nonfiction | Foreign Language Study - General |
| Dewey: E |
| Lexile Measure: 750 |
| Series: Picture Puffin Books |
| Physical Information: 0.23" H x 10.58" W x 8.53" (0.48 lbs) 56 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African - Cultural Region - East Africa |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A companion to the Caldecott Honor Book Moja Means One: Swahili Counting Book Jambo Means Hello introduces children to the Swahili alphabet with helpful pronunciation keys, while presenting East African culture and lifestyles through an easy-to-understand narrative and vivid illustrations. A Caldecott Honor Book * "A lyrical song of Swahili life."--School Library Journal, starred review |