Handa's noisy night by Browne, Eileen 

BTSB Prebound(Candlewick Press, 2020)

BTSB #: 162920 Available

Dewey: EAges: 3-7   


Genres: Humorous Fiction Animals

Subjects: Friendship - Fiction Animals - Fiction Humorous fiction Night - Fiction Kenya - Fiction

Summary: When Handa sleeps over at her friend Akeyo's house, she hears lots of strange sounds in the night--snorts, chitter-chattering, and a big thud. Akeyo says it's only her family, but is she right? A funny tale about nighttime fears, set in southwest Kenya.

Handa's noisy night by Browne, Eileen 

Paperback(Candlewick Press, 2020)

BTSB #: 162922 Available

Dewey: EAges: 3-7   


Genres: Humorous Fiction Animals

Subjects: Friendship - Fiction Animals - Fiction Humorous fiction Night - Fiction Kenya - Fiction

Summary: When Handa sleeps over at her friend Akeyo's house, she hears lots of strange sounds in the night--snorts, chitter-chattering, and a big thud. Akeyo says it's only her family, but is she right? A funny tale about nighttime fears, set in southwest Kenya.

Matatu by Walters, Eric 

BTSB Prebound(Orca, 2012)

BTSB #: 918422 Available

Dewey: FAges: 6-9   
AR: 3.6 LG RC: 2.8 3-5 Lexile: 510

Genres: Folk Tales, Fables, Mythology Animals

Subjects: Grandparent-child relationship - Fiction Animals - Fiction Kenya - Fiction

Summary: A young boy takes a ride on the matatu bus with his grandfather for his fifth birthday, and along the way his grandfather tells him the story of why dogs chase the bus, goats run from it, and sheep pay no attention to it.

Mimi's village : and how basic health care transformed it [CitizenKid]by Milway, Katie Smith 

BTSB Prebound(Kids Can Press, 2012)

BTSB #: 648596 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 5.8 LG Lexile: 980

Genres:

Subjects: Public health - Fiction Medical care - Fiction Nutrition - Fiction Malaria - Fiction Kenya - Fiction

Summary: The story of Mimi, a young girl, living in a small African village with no primary health care, and what she goes through when she gets sick.

Sulwe by Nyong'o, Lupita 

BTSB Prebound(Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2019)

BTSB #: 684544 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   
AR: 3.4 LG Lexile: 580 AD F&P: O

Genres: Multicultural

Subjects: Self-acceptance - Fiction Black people - Kenya - Fiction Stars - Fiction Kenya - Fiction

Summary: When five-year-old Sulwe's classmates make fun of her dark skin, she tries lightening herself to no avail, but her encounter with a shooting star helps her understand there is beauty in every shade.