Kipsigis (HERITAGE LIBRARY OF AFRICAN PEOPLES EAST AFRICA) - Hardcover

Bangura, Abdul Karim

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0823917657 ISBN 13: 9780823917655

Publisher: Rosen Pub Group, 1994

Synopsis

Accelerated Reader is a program based on the fact that students become more motivated to read if they are tested on the content of the books they have read and are rewarded for correct answers. Students read each book, individually take the test on the computer, and receive gratification when they score well. Schools using the Accelerated Reader program have seen a significant increase in reading among their students.

Fifty-six newly released titles that provide a fascinating portrait of the many peoples that inhabit Africa. These books have natural curriculum tie-ins with multiculturalism, geography, and social studies.

About this title

About the Author:

Bangura is Researcher-In-Residence at the Center for Global Peace and Assistant Professor of International Relations in the School of International Service at American University, and Director of The African Institution in Washington, D.C. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science, a Ph.D. in Policy Sciences (concentration in Development Economics), a Ph.D. in Linguistics, a Ph.D. in Computer Science, and is working towards a fifth Ph.D. in Mathematics.

From School Library Journal:

Gr 5-8-Two characteristics of these four entries in a series on different peoples of sub-Saharan Africa indicate great promise. First, the authors show solid knowledge and understanding of their subjects. Second, each book includes the group's history, thus going beyond the outdated western anthropological view of exotic, unchanging, ``primitive'' societies. Pokot is outstanding, with excellent integration of historical material and clear explanations of the logic of customs, as well as the best balance of visual material and text. Parts of Rendille seem overly complicated and confusing. All the titles have attractive layouts; good-quality, full-color and black-and-white photographs; and useful glossaries. The maps, however, do not show key environmental concepts, such as rainfall or vegetation. Some of the lists for further reading include hard-to-find monographs, and the most obvious choice for further reading, Michael Maren's The Land and People of Kenya (Lippincott, 1989), is not listed. Also, though some people in all four groups live in ``modern'' ways, the photos overwhelmingly show individuals in ceremonial dress. Moreover, they are atypical Africans of marginal historical significance. No group is a major player in its modern nation; none was involved in building a pre-colonial kingdom; nor are these groups noteworthy as being ancestors of African Americans. One hopes that the entries on the Xhosa, Agikuyu, Shona, Malinke, Yoruba, and Kongo will balance out the series. Therefore, while well done, these titles are additional purchases.-Loretta Kreider Andrews, Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore

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About this edition

• Publisher: Rosen Pub Group
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0823917657
• ISBN 13: 9780823917655
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 64