The Orphan Boy - Softcover
Seaching the sky for a familiar star, an old man encounters a mysterious boy, Kileken. As he comes to love the boy as a son, he agrees to let him keep the one thing he owns: a secret.
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Governor General's Award for Illustration
International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) Honour Book Award for Illustration
American Library Association Notable Book Award, 1991
The Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award
Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Picture Book Award for Illustration
Tololwa M. Mollel, an Arusha Maasai from Tanzania, grew up on his grandfather's coffee farm, an hour's drive from Mount Kilimanjaro. After receiving his B.A. in Literature and Theatre at the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Mr. Mollel went to Canada in 1966 to complete his master's degree at the University of Alberta. In the late 1970s he returned to Tanzania where he was Senior Lecturer and Head of the Theatre Department at the University of Dar es Salaam. At that time he was also co-director of a children's theatre and arts group. Mr. Mollel has written many books for Clarion. He lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota..
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- PublisherOxford University Press
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0195408454
- ISBN 13 9780195408454
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages32
- IllustratorPaul Morin
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