eritrea

Interspersed with facts about Eritrea and its people, this tells a narrative story about Dawit and his friend fleeing the country. Readers will learn about the conflict there and how they can help refugees in their communities and around the world who are struggling to find permanent homes.

Verse and narrative describe the ecological and social transformation resulting from the work of Dr. Gordon Sato, a Japanese American cell biologist who made saltwater and desert land productive through the planting of mangrove trees in the tiny African country of Eritrea. Includes afterword, photographs, glossary, and author's sources.

Presents the true story of a refugee named Hamid along with his mother had to leave their home country of Eritrea to escape a war.

Depicts, in both verse and prose, the story of Dr. Gordon Sato who changed the lives of a tiny African village forever. Describes how his mangrove tree-planting project transformed the starving village of Hargigo into a successful and self-sufficient community.

A collection of twenty-five folk stories and legends from Ethiopia and Eritrea.

A retelling of a traditional Eritrean tale in which a young goatherder disobeys his father by trading away the board game that was supposed to keep him out of trouble.

Describes an Eritrean family's struggle to emigrate from their country, which was fighting for independence from Ethiopia, to the United States, and the adjustments they have made.