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Excuse Me BooksExcuse Me, I’m Trying to Read is the first in a series of books being published by Warthog Books. By purchasing a copy of Excuse Me, I’m Trying to Read, you will contribute toward community lending and mobile school libraries in Mozambique. Read more about the book (and buy one!) by clicking on the photo link.
Warthog BooksWarthog Books is a new publishing company started by Mary Jo Amani (Director of Books for Kids Africa) and Lehla Eldridge (see Lehla’s link). Warthog Books recently published their first book, Excuse Me, I’m Trying to Read about a young girl in Africa who is continually frustrated by the antics of wild animals while trying to read. Profits from the sale of the book go towards our community library and school mobile library programs in Mozambique. Click on the logo to read more about the book, about Mary Jo and Lehla, and how the company got started.
Lehla EldridgeHere you can find more information about Lehla’s work as an author and artist. Lehla is originally from the U.K. and is presently living in South Africa and has published several books, among them The South African Illustrated Cookbook which is currently on it’s 6th print run and due to be published in the U.K. in April. She has also written The Lovely Book for Wonderful Women. She is collaborating with Books for Kids Africa to develop culturally relevant books for the children of Mozambique.
Libros para NinosLibros para Niños started in 1992 in Nicaragua. Visit their website to learn more about its work publishing and providing tens of thousands of books to the children of Nicaragua in community and school lending libraries. The Libros para Niños experience in Nicaragua has provided focus for the Books for Kids Africa programs in Mozambique.
Visit the website of the non-profit Ears to Our World to find out more about their work donating short-wave radios around the world. ETOW is donating short wave radios to Books for Kids Africa to include in the broader teacher training program.
Jamie WeingartenHere you can find more information about Jamie’s work as a photographer. Jamie is collaborating with Books for Kids Africa to develop culturally relevant books for the children of Mozambique.