Cristina Kessler
Auteur de The Best Beekeeper of Lalibela: A Tale from Africa
Œuvres de Cristina Kessler
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- Sexe
- female
- Lieux de résidence
- Los Altos, California, USA (youth)
Mali, Africa
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One night : a story from the desert par Cristina Kessler
Beautifully told (and illustrated) story of an 8-yr old boy who takes the family goats to graze daily. He pays attention to the natural world around him, remembering the lessons of his grandmother. One night, one of the goats begins to give birth so they must spend the night on the desert. His return the next morning is a cause for celebration; he has proved his reliability.
My Great Grandmother's Gourd by Cristina Kessler is about Fatima's grandmother believing the baobab tree is useful, reliable, and the only resource they need for water but residents of a Sudanese village get a traditional water storage method to replace the traditional way. Fatima gets frustrated with her grandmother about how persistent she is with the baobab tree. Fatima's grandmother finally convinces her that even though modern technology might be easy, it's not reliable.
This story is about a community in Sudan who use baobabs trees to conserve water in the dry season. When the community brings in new technology of a well, they become dependent on the well and forget about their traditions of filling the tree. One great grandmother refuses to conform to the new ways and with the help of her grand daughter, they fill the baobabs tree with water. When the dry season comes, the well runs out of water and all but the grandmother and her granddaughter must walk miles to a different water source.… (plus d'informations)
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- Œuvres
- 13
- Membres
- 441
- Popularité
- #55,516
- Évaluation
- 4.2
- Critiques
- 22
- ISBN
- 33
- Langues
- 1