Ollie & Moon: Fuhgeddaboudit! by Diane Kredensor

Ollie & Moon: Fuhgeddaboudit! by Diane Kredensor

For the past 15 years, Africa has seen remarkable change. New energies, new experiences, a burst of creativity, a courage defying explanation are being manifested by millions of people. Especially in the villages, a silent revolution is underway that is changing the continent's developmental landscape. In tropical Africa, literally millions of farmers have moved to take the future into their own hands and to reclaim the self-reliance that was theirs until the disruption of colonial occupation and the post-independence era of rapid modernization. As a result of the tens of thousands of small village projects that they have initiated, these farmers are improving their living conditions.

Because most people outside of Africa know little of these changes, Pradervand has written of a grassroots revolution which could be the greatest sign of hope for Africa today. This unique study, the outgrowth of his four and one-half month, 14,000 kilometer trip through 111 villages in Senegal, Mali, Burkina, Faso, Zimbabwe, and Kenya topples many stereotypes and offers a hopeful view of African development. It describes the numerous self-help projects initiated by peasant farmers including the creating of original savings schemes, the invention of new food storage systems, the distribution of family planning information, the setting up of barter exchanges, the organization of centers for traditional medicine, and the building of indigenous farmers' organizations. The book also lays great emphasis on the cultural dimensions of development and how peasant-farmers are stressing the need to return to their own cultural roots.

DIANE KREDENSOR's grown-up years have been spent pursuing a successful career in animation. She still hasn't grown up all the way, for which she's proud. Diane is an Emmy Award-winning artist for her work on Pinky and the Brain, Clifford the Big Red Dog, and WordWorld, to name a few. This is her second children's book with Random House. Diane happily lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her partner, their son, and two cats who bear a passing resemblance to Ollie and Moon. Visit Diane at DianeKredensor.com.
MIKE MESKIN is a Mac wizard who happens to shoot lovely photographs in his spare time. He lives in New York with his wife and son.

From the Hardcover edition.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780375870149
ISBN 10	0375870148
Title	Ollie & Moon: Fuhgeddaboudit!
Author	Diane Kredensor
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2012-05-22
Number of pages	32
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.