MATILDA EBOOKS (Ketchikan, AK)

MATILDA EBOOKS

Matilda 1- AfricaBlurbMatilda has a passion for learning about other cultures. She has studied different cultures around the world. However one continent has fascinated her the most. The African culture has caught her attention. But knowledge boiling in her brain from her extensive readings is not enough. Colorful pictures stir her inquiring mind more. She must experience the culture firsthand.With a new friend with definite roots in Africa and a crafty plan Matilda attempts to visit the continent as an unusual traveler. Will Matilda s plan work Logline In the first adventure in a children s pentalogy a young girl attempts to travel to Africa with the help of a new friend and a crafty plan.Matilda 2 CameroonBlurb Matilda gets her first opportunity to explore a country in Africa Cameron where her new friend John has ancestors and even a living family.Matilda is able to secure a ticket and a trip with the help of John s kind mother. She gets to join John s family for a visit to their ancestral village and learns a lot about the Tikar Tribe of Cameroon.Logline Second adventure in a children s pentalogy a young girl gets to explore Cameroon West Africa and experience its culture for the first time through her new friend s family invitation.Matilda 3 NigeriaBlurbMatilda has become quite a fanatic for the African continent. Through her wonderful travel stories she attracts a following of other Africa enthusiasts. This following would later become a travel club in her school. Their enthusiasm attracts a sponsor who sends a part of the group to yet another African country with a rich culture Nigeria.With the help of a tour guide the club members explore Abuja a city of many hills and rocks and experience firsthand a historic cultural festival. Tagline Third Adventure in a children s pentalogy young and curious travelers get to explore the beautiful Abuja Nigeria with quite extraordinary natural features and attend an exciting cultural festival.Matilda 4 KenyaBlurbDeborah John s sister gets an opportunity to travel to another part of Africa Kenya for a school project about the Maasai culture. Matilda has proven to be good company and quite the African culture enthusiast Deborah thinks she would be quite instrumental in her research. Matilda excited and determined makes a presentation that earns her a ticket to Kenya.With her new friend Deborah Matilda finds herself in Kiserian living with one of the pastoral communities of Kenya the Maasai people. They encounter what they thought of as strange cultural practices but they also learn some exciting things including the Maasai fashion borrowed by top designers.Logline Fourth adventure in a children s pentalogy Matilda learns about the unique and strange way the Maasai greet people. Will she did not try it Will Kenya be all her books promised Matilda 5 Togo BlurbThe wonderful trio Matilda and siblings John and Deborah set off for a trip to West Africa to visit a small country rich in culture to visit an aunt in Togo.Matilda and her friends get to interact with a real African community and participate in their activities. Matilda never thought that playing in the dirt could be so fun. For the first time she gets to watch sunrises and sunsets from open fields with no skyscrapers to hide the magnificence of it all.The kids get to learn about the culture of the Togolese people and how the people of one nation got divided into speaking two native languages English and French. They also learn about the farming culture and get a taste of homegrown traditional African foods.Logline The fifth adventure in a children s pentalogy a young traveler learns about the young country of Togo enjoys life in African community settings and learns the traditions and customs of the Togolese people.Matilda 6 All five adventures Blurb Matilda takes a series of ventures to the African continent. She and her friends tour Africa and get to explore the fascinating countries of Kenya Togo Nigeria and Cameroon. They interact with the communities and experience their culture including cultural practices food clothing art and adornments.Matilda has a great time exploring Africa. It s better than the books she read. She couldn t be more in love with this continent.Logline The adventures pentalogy reveals Matilda a young traveler experiencing Africa and exploring the fascinating countries of Kenya Togo Nigeria and Cameroon.