Cristina Kessler
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In the Ethiopian mountain village of Lalibela, famous for its churches and honey, a young girl determines to find a way to be a beekeeper despite being told that is something only men can do.
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
Ignoring her parents' wishes, as well as the customary place of women in Timbuktu society, twelve-year-old Ayisha joins her twin brother in trying to stop a pair of tourists from stealing an ancient manuscript.