For You Are a Kenyan Child

For You Are a Kenyan Child (2006)

by Kelly Cunnane

ISBN: 9780857071309

Interest Level by Scholastic: K-Grade 2  Reading Level by Scholastic: Gr.2.4

Interest Level by AR: Lower Grade  Reading Level by AR: Gr.2.8

Lexile: AD760L     DRA: 18    Guided Reading Program (Fountas and Pinnell): K

  Age: 7+    UK Equivalent: Key Stage 2  

Type: Picture Book, UK Book     Genre: Funny Story  Theme: Africa, Geography

Synopsis:In this lyrica story, rich in detail, the reader is asked to imagine that he or she is a child living in a small Kenyan village who must take his grandfather's cows out ot pasture. Although life in the boy's African village is very different than life in (Credits to Scholastic)

We All Went on Safari

We All Went on Safari : a Counting Journey through Tanzania (2003)

by Laurie Krebs

ISBN: 9781841487823

Interest Level by Scholastic: K-Grade 2  Reading Level by Scholastic: Gr.2.6

Interest Level by AR: Lower Grade   Reading Level by AR: Gr.1.9

DRA: 20   Guided Reading(Fountas and Pinnell): L

 Age: 6+    UK Equivalent: Key Stage 1-2   

Type: Picture Book, UK Book     Genre: Animal Story  Theme: Africa, Geography

Synopsis: Children will travel with the Maasai, counting in Swahili and discovering all kinds of African animals on this exciting children's safari through Tanzania! The lively, rhyming text is supplemented by striking illustrations on the grassland. Includes a map, facts about Tanzania and the Maasai people, notes about each of the animals, and a pronunciation guide.  (Credits to Scholastic)