The Night Before Christmas in Africa

by Hannah Webster Foster, Carroll Foster, Jesse Foster

There is never snow at Christmas on the African plain. It is always hot and the riverbed is nothing but dust. Families sleep on floor mats waiting for Father Christmas, dreaming of relief from the heat. They have come to cherish the simple gifts he always brings. In this adaptation of the Clement C. Moore poem, the Shangaan tribe receives something much more precious than material goods. With a glossary and combination of African languages, this...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1589808479
• ISBN13: 9781589808478
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.8" x 11.0"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3