Jambo Means Hello
Swahili Alphabet Book
Published on 15. July 1992
Book
Paperback/Softback
56 pages
978-0-14-054652-1 (ISBN)
Description
A companion to the Caldecott Honor Book Moja Means One: Swahili Counting Book
Jambo Means Hello introduces children to the Swahili alphabet with helpful pronunciation keys, while presenting East African culture and lifestyles through an easy-to-understand narrative and vivid illustrations.
A Caldecott Honor Book
* "A lyrical song of Swahili life."-School Library Journal, starred review
Jambo Means Hello introduces children to the Swahili alphabet with helpful pronunciation keys, while presenting East African culture and lifestyles through an easy-to-understand narrative and vivid illustrations.
A Caldecott Honor Book
* "A lyrical song of Swahili life."-School Library Journal, starred review
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York, NY
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: Up to Kindergarten, Interest Age: From 3 to 5 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 217 mm
Width: 269 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight
200 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-054652-1 (9780140546521)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Muriel Feelings
Feelings M. & T. : Jambo Means Hello (Pbk)
Book
06/1985
Penguin Books Ltd
€24.59
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Persons
Muriel Feelings was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and attended California State College. She lived in Guyana, South America, and in East Africa, where she taught for two years. Upon her return to the United States she taught high-school art in Brooklyn, New York. Her award-winning books Moja Means One and Jambo Means Hello were both illustrated by Tom Feelings. Ms. Feelings passed away in September 2011.
Tom Feelings, well-known illustrator and artist, was born in Brooklyn, New York, and attended the School of Visual Arts. In 1971 Mr. Feelings became the first African-American artist to win a Caldecott Honor with his illustrations for Moja Means One. Among the other award-winning books he has illustrated are To Be a Slave, a Newbery Honor Book by Julius Lester, and the Coretta Scott King-award winner Soul Looks Back in Wonder, a celebration of African-American creativity for which such distinguished writers as Maya Angelou, Margaret Walker, and Walter Dean Myers wrote poems. Mr. Feelings passed away in August 2003.
Tom Feelings, well-known illustrator and artist, was born in Brooklyn, New York, and attended the School of Visual Arts. In 1971 Mr. Feelings became the first African-American artist to win a Caldecott Honor with his illustrations for Moja Means One. Among the other award-winning books he has illustrated are To Be a Slave, a Newbery Honor Book by Julius Lester, and the Coretta Scott King-award winner Soul Looks Back in Wonder, a celebration of African-American creativity for which such distinguished writers as Maya Angelou, Margaret Walker, and Walter Dean Myers wrote poems. Mr. Feelings passed away in August 2003.