Kamiti;

Description:

In every way this is a beautiful book in its vision, in its style, in its illustration. With a simplicity to match his subject, the author has written an original and very moving story of an African boy. Kamiti, born in the highlands of Kenya, dreams a great dream, that of preserving the wealth and the splendor of the forest lands of Africa, and he sets out to turn his dream into reality. for the sake of his country and his people. In his warmly appreciative foreword, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Prime Minister of Ghana, writes: “The story is beautifully written, uncomplicated, honest and sincere. So ordered is the pattern of African village life that the story told could have been that of my own early childhood. … I heartily recommend this book to all those who wish to understand the African people.”

subjects: Afforestation,  Juvenile fiction,  Fiction, nature & the environment

Places: Kenya