kenya

A biography of the Kenyan leader who led his people to independence.

The author tells of the years she spent from 1914 to 1931 managing a coffee plantation in Kenya.

The author describes her life on a coffee plantation in Kenya for seventeen years before returning to Denmark in 1931 to write.

Kariuki's life in a small village in central Kenya seems to be one grand adventure, and when he meets a young boy from England, he learns the world is full of even more adventures and challenges.

Explores the early life of Beryl Markham, who grew up on a farm in Kenya, and became the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic from east to west.

A member of the Masai people describes his life as he grew up in a northern Kenya village, traveled to America to attend college, and became an elementary school teacher in Virginia.

Describes how Elsa, a lioness raised as a pet, raised her cubs in the wild while maintaining her attachment to the Adamsons.

Kenyan environmentalist, feminist, and political activist Wangari Maathai, winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize, tells her life story.

A Kenyan girl runs past the thatch-covered homes in her village, up the hillside, through the grassland, by the water hole, on her way to school.

Ten-year-old Xan tells about the life of Dooms, the cheetah which became his pet and lived with his family in Kenya, Africa.