Orphan Boy - Hardcover

Mollel, Tololwa Marti

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0899199852 ISBN 13: 9780899199856

Publisher: Clarion Books, 1991

Synopsis

This East African tale follows the story of Kileken, a strange boy with unusual powers, who finds a home with an old man who comes to love him as a son

About this title

Book Description:

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

About the Author:

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..

About this edition

• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0899199852
• ISBN 13: 9780899199856
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Morin Paul