east africa

Looks at fifteen countries in East Africa, covering the wildlife, landscapes, history, and culture.

As a young man working in East Africa for the Shell Company, Roald Dahl recounts his adventures living in the jungle and later flying a fighter plane in World War II.

When the riverbed dries up, thirsty Jomo the elephant learns that helping to dig a well is sometimes more important than besting his brother. Includes facts about the landscape and inhabitants of East Africa's savannah.

Rio Cruz and a crew of young disabled veterans are teamed up to sail around the world for charity--but when they are kidnapped by an psychotic African warlord and his band of child soldiers the trip of a lifetime turns into a nightmare journey into the African jungle.

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.

Explores three ancient civilizations of East and West Africa including the Ashantis in Ghana, the Swahili settlement, and the Dogon people of Mali.

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.

Presents a word, with English translation, for each of the twenty-four letters in the Swahili alphabet. Brief explanation of each word introduces an East African custom.

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.

Examines the wildlife and plantlife that struggle to survive in and around the great thorn trees of Tanzania.