God Grew Tired of Us
Chronicles the triumph of 3 "Lost Boys" of Sudan over seemingly insurmountable adversities and a relocation to the United States, where the Lost Boys build active and fulfilling new lives but remain deeply committed to helping friends and family they have left behind.
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Films
Mann, Kanny. The Swahili Beat. Rafiki Productions, 2007.
This film is an upbeat look at the remarkable history of the Swahili people of the East African coast.
Kenya. Schlessinger Media, 2005.
Narrator,
Patricia Kessler. Students will learn about Kenya's unique contribution
to our global village called Earth! The program includes information on
the geography, history, political system, currency, language, religion
and climate. A young tour guide will also show a few of the most famous
sites and sample the delicious food.
Lost Boys of Sudan. New Video Group, c2003.
Follows two teenage Sudanese
boys, orphaned by their war torn country, who left one life behind and
traveled to the United States looking for a safer environment and
learning to cope with the unfamiliar complexities of contemporary
American society.
Children's and Young Adult Books
Wangari's Trees of Peace: A True Story of Africa - Jeanette Winter
East African Folktales: From the Voice of Mukamba - Vincent Muli Wa Kituku
Sungura and Leopard: A Swahili Trickster Tale - Barbara Knutson
Fire on the Mountain - Jane Kurtz
The Orphan Boy: A Maasai Story - Tololwa M. Mollel
Subira Subira - Tololwa M. Mollel
Jambo Means Hello: Swahili Alphabet Book - Muriel Feelings
Kenya in Pictures - Catherine Broberg
Facing the Lion: Growing up Maasai on the African Savanna - Joseph Lekuton
Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai - Claire A. Nivola
Mama Panya's Pancakes: A Village Tale from Kenya - Mary Chamberlin
We All Went on Safari: A Counting Journey Through Tanzania - Laurie Krebs
Faraway Home - Jane Kurtz
Only a Pigeon - Jane Kurtz
Saba: Under the Hyena's Foot - Jane Kurtz
The Storyteller's Beads - Jane Kurtz
The Mzungu Boy - Meja Mwangi
Burn My Heart - Beverley Naidoo
Brothers in Hope: The Story of the Lost Boys of Sudan - Mary Williams and Gregory Christie
Zenj, Buganda: East Africa - Kenny Mann
Primary Source Library |
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Adult Books
Kusimba, Chapurukha Makokha. The Rise and Fall of Swahili States. Walnut Creek: AltaMira Press, 1999.
Caplan, Patricia. African Voices, African Lives: Personal Narratives from a Swahili Village. London: Routledge, 1997.
Dau, John Bul. God Grew Tired of Us. Washington, DC: National Geographic, 2007.
Maathai, Wangari. Unbowed: A Memoir. New York: Anchor Books, 2007.
Kenyan environmentalist, feminist, and political activist Wangari Maathai, winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize, tells her life story.
Rusesabagina, Paul. An Ordinary Man: An Autobiography. New York : Viking, 2006.
The life story of Paul Rusesabagina, the man whose heroism inspired the film Hotel Rwanda.
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