east africa

A collection of folktales from Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania.

Tells the story of the African-American Students Foundation and their efforts to transport nearly 800 young East African men and women to the United States between 1959 and 1963.

Discusses the African hunting adventures of Theodore Roosevelt, the twenty-sixth president of the United States, covering his safari holidays and the various people he met while collecting flora and fauna.

Surveys historical regions and kingdoms of East Africa, with biographies of Ranavalona I, Queen of Madagascar; Yambio, King of the Azande; and Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia.

A Masai folktale about how the tiny caterpillar outsmarts the other animals even though they are much bigger and stronger.

A retelling of a traditional East African tale in which a clever hare finds a way to outwit the lion that is terrifying all the other grassland animals.

An account of the two-month safari the Hemingways took into the game country of East Africa in the winter of 1933 to 1934.

Examines the history, language, lifestyle, social structure, culture, and religion of the major ethnic groups of East Africa, and includes a chronology, a pictorial history of the region, a glossary, and a language tree.

A collection of folk tales exploring the origins of rainbows, clouds, night and day, and hot and cold weather.

Surveys living conditions in East Africa, explaining why this area is home to the largest and tallest land animals in the world.