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Crafts & Activities
Enjoy the worksheets for this month! Also explore a little of the Maasai culture and try making your own Maasai style necklace!
Recipes
Click the images for a video version of these recipes. For a printable PDF recipe, click the text buttons below.
Animals in Kenya
Kenya has both grasslands and deserts so the animals that live there are adapted for both types of habitats!
Impala are incredibly graceful animals that belong to the Antelope family. They are a common sight on safaris and have left their mark on the tapestry of Africa’s beautiful wildlife. Click on the video above to learn some interesting facts about Impala.
Join these kid adventurers as they discover amazing facts about giraffes!
Ever wondered why giraffes’ tongues are blue?? Watch the video below to find out!
Dolphins
Many different kinds of owls can be found in Ecuador. Check out the fun fact video above on owls!
Fun Facts
The Cathedral of the Jesuits in Ecuador
Library
For You are A Kenyan Child
Introduce young readers to the life of a Kenyan child in this sweetly imagined, whimsically illustrated picture book. 40 pages. Ages 3-8.
Mama Miti
The true story of Wangari Muta Maathai, known as “Mama Miti,” who in 1977 founded the Green Belt Movement, an African grassroots organization. 40 pages. Ages 4-9.
Dudu the Mongoose
by Rosalind Ferry. Middle-grade readers and grown-ups will delight in Rosalind’s true adventures with Tony Archer the ostrich, the lioness, pony camp, Roger the hedgehog, Pip the hamster, Buku the rat, and of course, Dudu the Mongoose. 80 pages. Ages 9 and up.
Mama Panya's Pancakes
On market day, Mama Panya’s son Adika invites everyone he sees to a pancake dinner. How will Mama Panya ever feed them all? This clever and heartwarming story about Kenyan village life teaches the importance of sharing, even when you have little to give. 40 pages. Ages 3-8.
Owen & Mzee
The amazing true story of the orphaned baby hippo and 130-year-old giant turtle whose remarkable friendship touched millions around the world. 40 pages. Ages 4-8.
Extras
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