Carin Holmqvist

African Tales Carin Holmqvist

Fun and educational stories, with colorful illustrations, about children in Africa. You will meet: Dondo who saves his village from a terrible sandstorm, Amina who learns from her aunt how to make tie-dyed material, Ojo and the dream monster, Punji who falls from his canoe into the lagoon and almost drowns, Miriam who dances for grandma at the big family party, Ulli who finds a friend at the Saturday market where he sells oranges, Ali who helps build a new schoolhouse in the middle of the jungle, Chinere who receives seven magic stones on her wedding day, Nandi who meets her grandma in a dream, and Saku who stumbles on a magic medicine man who can read his thoughts.