Jambo Means Hello: Swahili Alphabet Book

Jambo Means Hello introduces young readers to the Swahili language one letter at a time. For each letter of the Swahili alphabet, Muriel Feelings offers a word, a short explanation of what it means in everyday life, and a guide to saying it aloud. Taken together, the entries build a portrait of daily life in East Africa, from greetings and family to work, play and the land around a village. Tom Feelings's soft, finely shaded drawings fill every spread, showing people going about their days with warmth and dignity. A companion to the pair's counting book Moja Means One, it was named a Caldecott Honor Book and works both as an alphabet book and as a gentle first look at East African culture.