tigious ived th Award nas .. .., ... __ .......... 0 P G in Africa j 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 - 21 ..... 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. • I.. \/Jr � , ". '., � • , ,., .l J ' • � lUI .� I(A!. " .. ..). : Jday's rr rr:� -.t (Joy and l rn 'lolnn .vi � inV '1UrTH" , j�' I • , / ' Do you wont r with u ? come , I._ __ Halo! Mimi naitwa Mcheshi. Je, wewe unaitwoje? leo ni siku yo soko' na nlnoendc net momangu . Je, unataka kwendo nasi? /- " t-«, ... )"':'-'� -�, � I \' ., .... . , (,� '\ .. .J .' .-._- --.---- ._------ -- ----------------_ • HELP YOU St·iARETHE REALITYOFTHE PAST, R So OF 11i FlINRE. COCA-COLA (lAS�1 HISTOJUCAlI'Y FRICAN-AMERICAN COLLEGES AND UNIVlRSITIES, AND THAT'S NOT ALL'. FIRST PRllE IS SCHOLARSHIP WOR1H $10,000. HCOND PRI7E IS A PERSONAL COMPUTER, AND THE nURD PRIZE IS. FREEDOM TRIVIA GAME. 10 ENTER SEND IN THE OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM NOW NO p'URCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER, CONTEST ENOS MARC'i1l, 199)'(HECf( OUTTHE OFFICIAL RULES FOR DET ILS, OR sn YOUR LOCAL COCA-