Jane Kurtz
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Kofi can't sleep in his new home in the United States, so his older sister Abena soothes his fears about life in a different country by telling him two folktales from their native Ghana about the nature of wisdom and perseverance.
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
1998
Language
English
Description
During the political strife and famine of the 1980's, two Ethiopian girls, one Christian and the other Jewish and blind, struggle to overcome many difficulties, including their prejudices about each other, as they make the dangerous journey out of Ethiopia.