African Animals
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African Animals

Overview:
This trunk explores wooden carved animals fro east Africa--the stories told about the animals through folktales, the environmental and economic impact of the popularity of these carvings with tourists and exploring solutions to these problems.



Materials in Trunk:

  • Jungle Drums by Graeme Base
  • Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales by Nelson Mandela
  • Whats the Hurry Fox and Other Animal Stories by Zora Neal Hurston and Bryan Collier
  • How Many Spots Does A Leopard Have, and Other Tales by Julius Lester
  • Lion and the Ostrich Chicks by Ashley Bryan
  • African Animals ABC by Philippa Alys Browne
  • Activity Binder
  • Children's Stories from Africa- VHS Vol 1 & 2
    • 10 wooden carved animals from East Africa (giraffe,  2 antelopes, large elephant (tusk missing), small elephant (left tusk missing, rt tusk broke), zebra w/ broken leg, lion, 3 unknown animals)
    • Telephone wire wild beast, modern folk art from Zimba