The legend of an old Maasai man and Kileken, the orphan boy with mysterious powers whom he adopts as his son. This picture book, based on a story from the author's homeland in Tanzania, explains why the planet Venus is known to the Maasai tribe as Kileken.
Kids will love this hilarious fairy tale adventure packed with clever twists, familiar characters and page-turning fun.
The second book in a fabulous new magical, middle-grade series filled with adventure, wonder and wildness,
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Tololwa Mollel is a children's author, dramatist and storyteller. He grew up in Arusha Tanzania at the times when oral tradition was still alive and well. Tololwa has written over sixteen books using traditional folklore as their basis. He has worked as an actor and university theatre instructor in Tanzania and Canada, and as a writer-in-residence for the Ed
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