Kwaheri Sandy Footprints Habari Hiking Trails

By Deborah Nabubwaya Chambers

Kwaheri Sandy Footprints, Habari Hiking Trails is a book about diversity, inclusivity, friendship, family, kindness, adventures, and embracing change even when it seems incredibly scary, especially during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Learn Swahili with Likizo and Eshaka. Habari means hello and Kwaheri means goodbye. Celebrate your good friends and family even when they are far away.

Kwaheri Sandy Footprints, Habari Hiking Trails is a book about diversity, inclusivity, friendship, family, kindness, adventures, and embracing change even when it seems incredibly scary, especially during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Learn Swahili with Likizo and Eshaka. Habari means hello and Kwaheri means goodbye. Celebrate your good friends and family even when they are far away.

Likizo is a boy who was born into a biracial family and enjoys sharing his love for exotic foods and adventures with his friends. One day, he learned from his father that his family would be relocating from California to Ohio due to work obligations during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The boy was hesitant to move due to various new changes that suddenly seemed so scary. He knew he would miss being away from his close friends, school, proximity to various beaches, great weather, extracurricular activities, and the wonderful life they were creating in California. The unforeseen future did not seem that exciting especially since it meant that new changes would disrupt his preferred routine. Will things ever be the same in the new hometown? Would his new friends in Ohio want to learn more about Africa, his Mama's original homeland, or enjoy a taste of African food that Mama cooks? Will he fit in a small town and make good friends? Read on to find out. These are some of the questions children ask themselves when faced with uncertainties and changes, especially during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

The themes represented in this book include friendship, diversity, inclusivity, kindness, value, family, acceptance, generosity, persistence, and growing up. Biracial families will appreciate identifying with similar situations like Likizo's family and will find this book to be a gem in their collection. All families will benefit from learning through the eyes of a child who is being raised in the best of both worlds with African and American heritage while living in a small American town. A recipe for one of Likizo's favorite African meals is included in this book.

Learn Swahili with Likizo and Eshaka. Kwaheri means goodbye and Habari means hello. Likizo's reluctant adventure shows the value in embracing the big, scary steps that families are making during the COVID-19 pandemic and life thereafter. After all, there is beauty in the unseen that contributes to our journey through life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Deborah Nabubwaya Chambers
• Release date: Jan 27, 2022
• ISBN: 9781005222789

Deborah Nabubwaya Chambers

Deborah Nabubwaya Chambers, MPH, MHA is an active public health and healthcare administration professional that has always enjoyed reading and writing. Her work has been published in peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters. She embarked on a new journey of fulfilling her dream of writing children's books and has never looked back. Deborah likes to encourage and motivate others to pursue their lifelong dreams no matter how long it takes. Consistent small steps make a world of difference. She lives and works in Ohio, where she is determined to explore as many hiking trails with her family as possible.

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