Bibliograph

The boy who brought thunder

Type

Label

The boy who brought thunder

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The boy who brought thunder

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Summary

Along the eastern edge of Africa, with a coastline hugging the Indian Ocean, lies the beautiful country of Tanzania. In one corner of the vast plains of this country, there is a small village called Kwala. Furaha lives in this village with his Mother. Together, they harvest maize, which they use to prepare their food, ugali. But when there is a drought and the maize stops growing, the whole village suffers. Furaha must find a way to make the rains return and save his village. Through this magical story which recalls ancient rituals, beliefs and fantasy, Furaha discovers a way to bring the rains back to his village

Target audience

juvenile

Classification