Learning to Swim in Swaziland: A Child's Eye-View of a Southern African Country

by Nila K. Leigh

Book Overview

When Nila K. Leigh was eight years old her parents took her to live in Africa. This is the story of Nila's adventures. It is a story about a unique set of people, their customs, and their culture. It... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0590459384
• ISBN13: 9780590459389
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Scholastic
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.7" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Lets Get it Back in Print!!

This is a wonderful book. I have been trying to buy it; however, I did not know that it was out of print! I am in college to become a teacher and I wanted this book for my classroom. I have read it to other classes and the children absolutely love it. I agree with Nila ~~~ We need to get this book back in print! This book is interesting and it is great for teaching a geography lesson as well. After I taught a lesson using this book, the students were still talking about it two weeks later. One day it was raining outside, and one little girl mentioned that she was glad that she didn't have to walk to school like the kids in Swaziland have to do. This is a book that the students can relate to in many ways. I hope to see this book back in print in the NEAR future. It seems to be such a waste for a wonderful book such as this to not be in the classrooms for the students to enjoy!! It is Fabulous and people of all ages Love it!!

Learning to Swim in Swaziland

A captivating glance of life in Swaziland from the eyes of an American child! Many interesting facts, along with crayon drawings and photographs, about an African country will surprise, shock, and spark curiosity in children. I read this book to a class of 3rd graders; they were so excited and got so caught up in asking questions and making comments that it was hard to contain them. A definite must read!

A fascinating account of a child's year in a far-away land.

This book lets one easily imagine what living in Swaziland must be like. Nila addresses questions that kids (and adults, too) would have about a far-away land: what kinds of toys, clothes, and schools the children have, what kinds of food the people eat, and which way the water swirls down the drain! Through pictures and text, the reader discovers a bit of Swaziland's history, terrain, and people. I first discovered this book in a quest for multicultural books for my elementary classroom. I was so impressed with Learning to Swim in Swaziland that I bought it for myself, and both my thirteen-year-old and my eight-year-old liked it as much as I did!