Download or read book A Stork in a Baobab Tree written by Catherine House and published by Frances Lincoln Children's Books. This book was released on 2015-10-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in Africa during the Christmas season, this is the story of a village preparing for a celebration - the birth of a child. The story is told in verse inspired by the traditional carol The Twelve Days of Christmas, but in this version by the author Catherine House the gifts are: 1 stork in a baobab tree, 2 thatched huts, 3 woven baskets, 4 market traders, 5 bright khangas, 6 women pounding, 7 children playing, 8 wooden carvings, 9 grazing goats, 10 drummers drumming, 11 dancers dancing and 12 storytellers. This is a Christmas steeped in the atmosphere of African village life, including descriptions of the objects and activities mentioned in the text.
Download or read book A to Zoo written by Rebecca L. Thomas and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2018-06-21 with total page 1657 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether used for thematic story times, program and curriculum planning, readers' advisory, or collection development, this updated edition of the well-known companion makes finding the right picture books for your library a breeze. Generations of savvy librarians and educators have relied on this detailed subject guide to children's picture books for all aspects of children's services, and this new edition does not disappoint. Covering more than 18,000 books published through 2017, it empowers users to identify current and classic titles on topics ranging from apples to zebras. Organized simply, with a subject guide that categorizes subjects by theme and topic and subject headings arranged alphabetically, this reference applies more than 1,200 intuitive (as opposed to formal catalog) subject terms to children's picture books, making it both a comprehensive and user-friendly resource that is accessible to parents and teachers as well as librarians. It can be used to identify titles to fill in gaps in library collections, to find books on particular topics for young readers, to help teachers locate titles to support lessons, or to design thematic programs and story times. Title and illustrator indexes, in addition to a bibliographic guide arranged alphabetically by author name, further extend access to titles.
Download or read book The Christmas Eve Tree written by Delia Huddy and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2016-09-27 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A homeless boy's rescue of a scrawny Christmas tree sparks a glimmer of hope that has far-reaching effects.
Download or read book Baobab written by John Rashford and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-06-28 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern humans, descendants of a founding population that separated from chimpanzees some five to eight million years ago, are today the only living representative of a branching group of African apes called hominins. Because of its extraordinary size and shape, the baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) has long been identified as the most striking tree of Africa’s mosaic savanna, the landscape generally regarded as the environment of hominin evolution. This book makes the case for identifying the baobab as the tree of life in the hunter-gatherer adaptation that was the economic foundation of hominin evolution. The argument is based on the significance of the baobab as a resource-rich environment for the Hadza of northeastern Tanzania, who continue to be successful hunter-gatherers of the African savanna.
Download or read book By the Baobab Tree written by John Archambault and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All the animals come to the watering hole by the baobab tree.
Download or read book On Safari The Tiger and the Baobab Tree written by Babi Nobis , Tina Nobis and published by Om Books International. This book was released on 2012 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Babi Nobis was barely 11 years old when he had his first chance encounter with a tiger in the jungles of Hazaribagh. The experience not only left an indelible impression on his young mind but also instilled in him a deep reverence for this majestic animal. Thereafter, his love for nature’s creatures would only grow with each visit to the wilds, as would his passion for photography. Over the last twenty-five years, Babi and Tina Nobis have explored the incredible wilderness of both the Indian and African game reserves, from Kanha and Bandhavgarh to the Serengeti, the Masai Mara and more, with Babi photographing either spectacular events charged with power and drama in the animal kingdom in both continents, or animals in their most human emotions and circumstances. Be it is the sheer dominance of the tiger in its habitat, a leopard carrying its prey, a cub frolicking in front of the camera, giraffes sparring to mark their territories, a million wildebeest on their annual migration trail, a pride of hungry lion cubs feasting on a dead elephant, a stunning landscape, or the majestic Baobab tree that has silently witnessed the co-existence and tussle of man and beast over millennia, Babi Nobis captures the transcendent beauty of the wild, bringing together the uniqueness of the two continents. With a foreword by well-known wildlife photographer and conservationist, Belinda Wright, On Safari: The Tiger And the Baobab Tree presents a rich visual and textual account of two continents and the majesty of those that stock and rule its forests and jungles.
Download or read book English Readers Starter Level Baobab Tree written by Laura Cowan and published by English Readers Starter Level. This book was released on 2021-03-09 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lively African folktale about a complaining tree getting its comeuppance, with fabulous colourful illustrations. Long ago, when the gods made the world, they created the Baobab tree... and the Baobab tree was not happy. It didn't like the sun and the rain and the wind. It didn't like animals and birds that settled in and under its branches. It envied the other trees for their graceful leaves, their bright flowers and their succulent fruit. Finally the gods tired of its constant complaining, and made sure that it would never say another word. With fun activities after the story, and online audio in both British English and American English.
Download or read book Under the Baobab Tree written by Julie Stiegemeyer and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moyo and his sister Japera hurry to the baobab tree in their African village, wondering whether they will find peddlers, conversation among the elders, storytellers, or perhaps something new.
Download or read book The African Baobab written by Rupert Watson and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2014-02-12 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The baobab is surely the botanical symbol of Africa, instantly recognizable from afar and a compelling icon of the African landscape. This age-old ‘upside-down tree’ invariably inspires wonder, awe and mystery, and has intrigued travellers for hundreds of years. In this absorbing and inspired account of The African Baobab, author Rupert Watson explores the life and times of this fascinating tree, from its early Madagascan beginnings to its present status on the continent and its future in a changing Africa. He effortlessly mixes natural science, history and personal experience, drawing on extracts from the journals of early explorers who, on encountering these extraordinary trees, measured and sketched them for a sceptical audience back home; and he presents intriguing, detailed accounts of the baobab’s eccentric growth and reproductive habits, its present-day distribution, and its wide impact on everyday African life. The author takes a close look at the myriad uses of baobabs over the ages: their hollow centres have served as prisons, toilets, wells and bars, and some specimens have even been used as a refuge in battle or as burial sites. Their fibre, seeds and fruit are credited with hundreds of applications, both practical and medicinal. Many locals feel a spiritual connection to these trees – believing them to possess mystical powers – and use them in rituals to promote healing or luck. Other relationships between humans and the baobab are explored too, often illustrated by delightful anecdotes. The rich and enthusiastic text is complemented by evocative, colourful images that show the curious baobab in all its many stages, moods and guises – and sometimes in the most unlikely places. This book cannot fail to inspire.
Download or read book The Baobabs Pachycauls of Africa Madagascar and Australia written by G.E. Wickens and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-03-02 with total page 535 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the only comprehensive account of all eight species in the genus Adansonia. It describes the historical background from the late Roman period to the present. It covers the extraordinary variety of economic uses of baobabs. There are also appendices on vernacular names, gazetteer, economics, nutrition and forest mensuration. This book fills a gap in the botanical literature. It deals with a genus that has fascinated and intrigued scientists and lay persons for centuries.
Download or read book The Legend of the Baobab written by Marsha Key and published by . This book was released on 2014-05-13 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you ever visit the Savannah of West Africa and see a tree that looks like it is turned upside down exposing its root system instead of limbs, you have just encountered the unusual Baobab tree of Africa. Join the author and illustrator as they share the African legend and origin of the Baobab tree. This legend has been passed down from one generation to the next in the traditional way, by telling and retelling the legend around nightly cooking fires. Now, you can read it for yourself in this delightful story that both children and adults will enjoy.
Download or read book A Dream Fulfilled written by Tanya Savory and published by Townsend Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Barack Obama grew up in a time when change was just beginning to come to black people in the United States. He experienced an often difficult childhood, confusion over his own identity, and frustration when trying to help the victims of poverty and hopelessness. But he never stopped believing that, in America, change for the better could happen. A Dream Fulfilled: The Story of Barack Obama is about an inspirational man whose life shows us the value of hope, education, and hard work. Obama's journey—from his unusual youth to his travels to Kenya in search of his father to Harvard Law School and, finally, to the White House—proves that dreams can indeed be fulfilled.
Download or read book Counting Chickens written by Polly Alakija and published by Frances Lincoln Children's Books. This book was released on 2014-07-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tobi has a hen, and his friends each have their own animals, too. The other animals give birth to their babies: one calf, two lambs, three kids, four kittens, five puppies and six piglets. But Tobi's hen sits on the seven eggs she laid, waiting . . . and waiting . . . and waiting.At last, the eggs hatch. Now Tobi has a brood of seven beautiful chicks. And, by the following year, he has more chickens than he can count. Can you help Tobi count his chickens?
Download or read book The Twelve Days of Christmas Safari written by Wakanyi Hoffman and published by Springtime Books. This book was released on 2021-09 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Twelve Days of Christmas is a traditional English Christmas carol of French origin which details the gifts received from a true love beginning on the day after Christmas. But what gifts would one receive if the twelve days were spent on a magical safari through the African savanna? This version reveals some of the animals than can be easily spotted while out on a game drive. Set in Kenya, it appeals to both young and old readers and invites you to take an imaginary Christmas safari adventure, while giving yourself the gift of learning about the diversity of African wildlife.
Download or read book The Expedition to the Baobab Tree written by Wilma Stockenström and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Madman in the Baobab Tree written by P. Ngenda wa Liywalii and published by Heinemann. This book was released on 2003 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Junior African Writers Series offers young readers exciting and interesting original stories set in Africa. The stories are graded into five levels of language difficulty. Here is a poem set in Zambia. A girl wants to visit her grandmother in the country. But her mother says no. Then a madman in a baobab tree changes her mother's mind.
Download or read book Natal Birds written by R. B. Woodward and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
