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Chai (Tea)

Kanga Cloth

Kiswahili 

Swahili Proverbs

Kenya 

Tanzania

 

 

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Chai

Routh, Jan and Gary.  "Chai Experiences."  Jan and Gary Routh's Home Page.  1998. http://www.odie.org/chai/experiences.html .  Accessed October 18, 2003.



Kanga Cloth

Hassan, Ali . "Kanga Writings."  Hassan Ali's Home Page. http://www.glcom.com/hassan/kanga.html Accessed October 5, 2003.

Sobania, Neal.  "The Kanga."  Faces.  December 1997.   p. 19- 21.


Kiswahili Language

Feelings, Muriel, Jambo means hello: Swahili alphabet book.  Dial, 1974.

Feelings, Muriel.  Moja means one.  Dial, 1971.

Hassan. Ali  "Useful Swahili Words." Hassan Ali's Home Pagehttp://www.glcom.com/hassan/index.html Accessed October 5, 2003. 

Wilson-Max, Ken.  Furaha means happy: a book of Swahili words.  Hyperion / Jump at the Sun, 2000.

Jensen, Malcolm.  "Swahili: Language is History."  Faces.  December 1997.   p.26-30.

Kitsao, Jay. Mchesi goes on a journey.  Hacaranda Designs, Rio Veista, California:

Kitsao, Jay. Machesi goes to the game park.  Hacaranda Designs, Rio Veista, California:

Kitsao, Jay. Mcheshi goes to school.  Hacaranda Designs, Rio Veista, California:

Kitsao, Jay. Mcheshi goes to the market.  Hacaranda Designs, Rio Veista, California: 1995.


Swahili Proverbs

Necol, Barbara.  "Proverbs." Faces.  December 1997. p. 22-23.

"Swahili Language: Proverbs. " Swahilionline.com. http://www.swahilionline.com/ Last modified: December 16, 2002.  Accessed October 18, 2003.


Kenya

Faces: People, Places, and Cultures, Jan 1999 v15 i5 p8 (see)


Tanzania

Mollel, Tololwa.  Big Boy.  New York: Houghton-Mifflin,1995.

Mollel, Tololwa. Kele's Secret.  New York: Lodestar Books, 1997.

Mollel, Tololwa.  My Rows and Piles of Coins.  New York: Clarion, 1999.

Mollel, Tololwa.  Subira, Subira.  New York: Clarion, 2000.

Stuve-Bodeen, Stephanie. Babu's Song.  New York: Lee & Low, 2003.

Stuve-Bodeen, Stephanie.  Elizabeti's School. New York: Lee & Low, 2002.

Stuve-Bodeen, Stephanie.  Mama Elizabeti. New York: Lee & Low, 2000.

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