(4) K-3 Kenyan children Abaani and Haki are from different tribes, but they become friends after working together to rescue a baby from a pack of warthogs. The boys hope the adult Maasai and Kikuyu "will find their own peaceful way to share the land." The purposeful text is told in present tense. Watercolor and ink illustrations focus on the expansive African grassland setting. Bib., glos.

Reviewer: Miriam Steinberg-Egeth

(4) YA Translated by John Nieuwenhuizen. Morengaru, a hunter, is rejected by his people after he accidentally kills a man. His solitary journey across the African landscape leads him to a group of baboons; when he kills their leader, Morengaru becomes the simian king and helps the others fight a marauding leopard. Morengaru's experiences are very well observed, but the plot is often oblique in a novel that doesn't seem particularly geared toward young readers.

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta