E SAM Sammis, F. Colors of Kenya Explores the many colors found in Kenya's history, culture, and landscape.
E ZAS Zaslavsky, C. and Mutu, W. Count on Your Fingers African Style A look into the culture and basic economics of Kenya is set in tandem with examples of how practical mathematics help people overcome language barriers and conduct business.
E FEE Feelings, M. Jambo Means Hello Swahili Alphabet Book, words and definitions for each letter in the Swahili alphabet present a vivid impression of East African life.
E GRA Gray, N. A Country Far Away Side-by-side pictures reveal the essential similarities in the lives of two boys, one from an African village, the other from a suburban town in a Western country.
E KRO Kroll, V. Masai and I When Linda learns of a people in East Africa called the Masai, she feels "a tingle of kinship flowing through her veins."
COB Cobb, V. This Place is Wild: East Africa This exciting informational book surveys living conditions in East Africa and explains why the area is home to the largest and tallest land animals in the world.
E WIL Williams, K. When Africa Was Home After returning to the U.S., Peter's whole family misses the warmth and friendliness of their life in Africa.
Anansi-Retellings
398.2 KIM Anansi and the Moss Covered Rock Coming upon a moss-covered rock with magical powers, Anansi, the spider, uses the rock to trick Lion, Elephant, Giraffe, and Zebra.
398.2 KIM Anansi Goes Fishing In a tale that explains the origin of spider webs, Anansi, the spider, plans to trick Turtle into catching a fish for his dinner.
398.2 KIM Anansi the Spider: a tale from the Ashanti In this traditional tale from West Africa, Anansi the Spider goes on a long journey away from home.
398.2 HAL A Story, a Story Long ago, the Sky God owned all the stories of the earth. This Ashanti tale explains how Kwaku Ananse, the spider man, brought the stories back.
http://www.anansi.org/webwalker/contents.htm
Collaborative website of educational resources
http://www.sacred-texts.com/afr/jas/
Jamaica Anansi stories
http://www.pbs.org/wonders/Kids/home.htm
Explore Africa with Anansi
http://www.manteno.k12.il.us/webquest/elementary/LanguageArts/Anasi/anansi-intopage.html
History of Anansi
http://www.takemetoyourreaders.org/anansi.htm
Anansi stories to read and listen to
Core Work-Mother Goose
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~pfa/dreamhouse/nursery/rhymes.html
A comprehensive site including rhymes, songs, artwork, book covers, music, performance
tips, history, an online coloring book, and suggested sources
including collections, criticism and analysis.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Rhymes.html
Interactive print-friendly site with rhyming word activities designed for children
who are learning how to read. Preschoolers and kindergartners enjoy picking
out the words they can read in their favorite nursery rhymes.
http://trmg.designwest.com/contents.html
The Real Mother Goose is one of the larger collections of rhymes for children.
It has wonderful pen and watercolor illustrations by Blanche Fisher Wright.
This book was originally published in 1916. Here is a complete transcription
both in HTML and plain text formats.
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/storyhour/goose/
Kidspace at the Internet Library offers an audio and print versions of three
favorite rhymes for children to select.
http://www.librarysupport.net/mothergoosesociety/
Mother Goose Society offers this site to encourage a love for the warm tradition
of Mother Goose Rhymes. Just who was Mother Goose? Assorted subjects are addressed
from rhyming finger plays, prop box suggestions, and other goose sites.
http://www.ga.k12.pa.us/academics/LS/PreK/MotherGoose/
An advocate site for Mother Goose with a peek at a few collections that feature
charming illustrations. Includes other link suggestions. See how the Class of
2015 encounters Mother Goose through visual arts, language arts and performing
arts.
http://www.writepage.com/others/greenawy.htm
Biographical information about Kate Greenway with a list of other works.
http://www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=famousMothers
Mother Goose inspires this site that features women who were also mothers. Some
had famous offspring and some are famous for their own significant contributions
to the world. Some had no children of their own but became mother figures for
an entire group or era. Each was a guiding force in the world.
http://www.amherst.edu/~rjyanco/literature/mothergoose/menu.html
Fun site with rhymes and important links.
http://www.mamalisa.com/house/
Child-friendly site with colorful graphics, suggested links and related reading
recommendations.
http://www.mamalisa.com/world/
Simple graphics and child-friendly, this site offers and rhymes of all nations.
http://www.mothergooserocks.com/
This site rocks! Very child friendly, interactive with colorful graphics, cartoons,
music and lots of energy for the modern Mother Goose.
