Introduction.

This is a teaching book and a storybook for all ages to enjoy. It celebrates diversity of life, nurtures literacy, and speaks to well-being and happiness. With every turn of the page, teachers, parents, and children will be presented with beautiful imagery illustrating the story and text; An Alphabet of African Animals; a Picture Dictionary of people indigenous to Africa; and a sound-it-out pronunciation and definition glossary for some giant words! K.A. Mulenga, the award-winning and best-selling author of over 30 children’s books to date, draws from his own experiences growing up in Zambia, Africa; sharing his knowledge of the animals unique to the continent and his passion for the ancestral heritage still rich among the Indigenous people who still know the old teachings. The main character, a young African boy named Mulenga, which means creative spirit’, introduces us to his beloved African world and gives us an important message from Mother Nature, a story first told to him by a wise, elder Mountain Gorilla. In collaboration, Pamela Boullier-Ross, co-author, award-winning designer and illustrator, and EIC of Megastar Publishing Inc., has designed this book to entertain and conscientiously address the world's problems today with literacy, diversity, and environmental destruction. To those who may read this book, teach it, and share its timeless story with their children, Mulenga’s message is universal. Honour all life. Be a good caretaker of our Earth. Be kind to yourself and all living things. Keep joy in your heart. Stand tall. ICHIBOITE!