east africa

Presents an English translation of Ibn Batuta's recounts of his fourteenth-century journeys deep into black Africa.

Discusses the history and culture of the Swahili peoples living along the eastern coast of Africa, from present-day Somalia to Mozambique.

Describes the customs, traditions, food, clothes, and homes of the Maasai people, who live in the grasslands of eastern Africa.

In East Africa, a young girl learns that one cannot always judge by appearances as she and her mother visit a market in search of kanga cloth and meet merchants who all claim they have the secret to good chai (tea).

An account of two African journeys, the first one from Egypt down along the eastern coastline as far as Tanzania, and the second down through the Western Sahara Desert.

A personal account of wildlife photographer Jack Hanna's month-long safari through East Africa.

Introduces the landscape, climate, natural resources, people, and culture of the countries of East Africa.

When Joseph hears a lion's roar across the East African savannah, he disobeys his father by befriending the lion and his cubs, and tries to save the pride from the threat of traders who Joseph fears are aligned with his father.

The author presents a collection of eleven stories told to his daughter about life and living in Kenya, Africa and recalls the landscape, animals, and people of the region.

A study of the history, legends, and life of both indigenous peoples and immigrants to two areas of East Africa, the ancient coastal land of Zenj and the kingdom of Buganda.