Jambo Means Hello
1975 Caldecott Honor book
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Jambo Means Hello: Swahili Alphabet Book is a 1974 picture book written by Muriel Feelings and illustrated by Tom Feelings. It is an abecedarium of Swahili terms for the 24 letters in the Swahili alphabet.
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| Author | Muriel Feelings |
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| Illustrator | Tom Feelings |
| Genre | Children's picture book |
| Publisher | Dial Press |
Publication date | June 3, 1974 |
| Publication place | United States |
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| ISBN | 0140546529 |
Jambo Means Hello won the 1974 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award for Picture Book and was awarded a Caldecott Honor in 1975.
Reception
Kirkus Reviews highlighted how "Tom Feelings' white robed figures go about their daily work and play in a softly glowing gray mist that gives their way of life a dreamily utopian quality in keeping with the author's intentions."[1]
Awards
| Year | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 1974 | Boston Globe–Horn Book Award for Picture Book | Winner | [2] |
| 1975 | Caldecott Medal | Honor | [3] |
| 1982 | National Book Award for Children's Books, Picture Books | Finalist | [4] |