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alm t non-e ist nt," ay Ms. ull-Carvalho.
"Up to percent of th educational texts a d
upplcmentary materials availabl in Africa are
imported from ove eas. As a r ult, African
children today ow more about G 'dilocks than
they do about African tories and f lktales. Tradi
tionally, th elders have passed on wonderful
myths and legen to the younger, generation.
Today, Africa is in danger fling much of that
rich oral culture as tit traditional extended family
gives way to smaller nuclear family units-!'
Jacaranda 's mission is:
-To preserve the oral stories that have been ,
handed down, so they are not lost to future genera
tions.
- Tj)iKOvide African children w.'
their-Swn culture.
ries from
-To foster the careers of Afri 'an writer and
artists.
d to introdu an t ri to child 1\
in oth r countri. ith int t in multi ultural
publi hin growing dramati lly in thi country,
J nd igns h u pc ti to
hildren paren , t and librari
on th February
1993 list ar : M cheshi Goes 10 the M .arket;
Mcheshi Goes to the Gam Park, The Great
Greedy Orge, Hugo Hippo's ABC Fun Boo
Hugo Hippo's ABC Coloring Book, Nyumba ya
Mumbi: The Gikuyu Creations Myths, and
Beneath the Rainbow: A Collection of Children's
Stories and Poems from Kenya. Titles available in
April 1993 are Nyalgondho wuodOmbare and the
La t Woman from Lake Victoria: A Traditional
Kenyan Tale and Wildlife Conservation and '1#
Tourism in Kenya. This book for young adults and
aduJ ts, features a foreword by Richar Leaky,
director of Kenya Wildlife rvices.
HE BOO full-color original
paperback featuring dramatic illustration
produced from African d igru batiks, paintings
and drawings. Th Mch hi series titl for young
children are published in bilingual editions of ,
Engli h and I\!_swahiJi, the official languages of
east Africa.
Jacaranda Designs, Ltd. i based in Nairobi,
Kenya and in Denver, Colorado. Books are avail
able through major wholesalers and directiy from
the Multicultural Publishers Exchange at BOO-55 -
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..... lftJrveyed six r nts,
educators, business leaders and profession I in
Kenya and ascertained the need and desire for good
children's books relevant to African children.
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