Somewhere in Africa

by Ingrid Mennen

Book Overview

Ashraf, a South African boy who lives in a big city, dreams of the African wild. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525448489
• ISBN13: 9780525448488
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Dutton Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.6" x 10.5"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 3

Customer Reviews

a curriculum jewel!

If you are committed to reducing stereotypes you'll love this one. A South African child walks thru the South African city where he lives. He's dressed much like my grandson in northern California. Here are stop lights, trucks and cars, airplanes and a typical South African shopping area. He visits the library to renew his favorite book about other areas of Africa areas where lions and crocodiles live, an Africa he has seen only in books. Suitable for 3 thru adult.

A great look at city life in the African Continent.

This beautifully illustrated children's book introduces children to an "Africa" they do not see portrayed very often. The main character, a young boy named Asraf, takes the reader into his world, and helps children understand that there is incredible diversity within the African continent. This is sure to delight you and your children, as you discover together the many aspects of Ashraf's life and dreams.