Sia lives on Kilimanjaro
Sia lives on Kilimanjaro (original title: Sia bor på Kilimandjaro ) is the title of a book by the Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren , with photos by Anna Riwkin-Brick . In 1958 the book was published by Rabén & Sjögren . In the same year the Oetinger Verlag published the book in Germany.
content
Sia is eight years old and lives with her family on Kilimanjaro , a high mountain in Africa. She has two younger brothers Saika and Kitutu, a younger sister Linga and an older brother Sariko. The family belongs to the Chagga people . Sia, her brothers and sisters help the parents with their work, such as mowing grass.
When Sia's parents decide to go to the Chagga festival in Moshi , which will also be attended by the king, Sia wants to come with them. However, her father thinks that no children are allowed there. Sia is too young for the party and has to stay at home. Instead of going to the festival, Sia should take care of her younger brothers and sisters.
Sia's older brother Sariko decides to follow his parents. He tells Sia that only boys are allowed to go to the party. Sia secretly follows him. She thinks that her aunt can take care of the little siblings. Suddenly Sariko notices that Sia is following him. Angrily, he says to go home. He adds that he is being taken and she cannot walk to the festival. Then he gets on a truck and leaves Sia alone.
Sia believes that she can do what her brother can do for a long time. She stops a few cars and asks for a ride to Moshi.
In Moshi, Sia initially only saw boys and wondered if her brother was right that only boys were allowed to go to the festival. She watches some dancers and finally sees King Mareal all. Sia is happy. She explains to the king that she has come a long way to see him. She also told the king that her brother thought she was too young to go to the festival. The king decides to speak to her brother. Meanwhile the parents see their children. They are surprised that their son and daughter speak to the king at the festival. However, they decide not to punish the children for coming secretly. After the party, Sariko tells Sia that she is not too young to go to the party. It is as big as Kilimanjaro.
background
Sia lives on Kilimanjaro is the third of a total of 15 books in the Children of Our Earth series . The story is based on real events. However, some things have changed, such as Sia's name. Little did Sia know that she was being photographed for a book. She took the photos at her father's request. As an adult, Sia became a doctor who deals with HIV.
Documentary from Israel
In Israel, the series Children of our Earth , to which Sia lives on Kilimanjaro belongs, was a great success. The latter was also based on the translations of the poet Leah Goldberg . From August 5, 2016, Israeli director Dvorit Shargal made a 54-minute documentary called Africa! Sia lives on Kilimanjaro . Here Shargal travels to Africa to find Sia from Sia who lives on Kilimanjaro and to tell her story.
reception
Reviews
The book received very good reviews. Lindgren's text, however, was considered less important than Rikwin Brick's pictures. Bettye I. Latimer praises the excellent photography of the stories and recommends them for preschoolers up to 4th grade. She also says that the "charming story" describes very well how the Chagga people live in Africa.
Awards and nominations
Award
New York Herald Tribune Spring Festival Award
- 1963 Children's Spring Book
nomination
- 1960 picture book
expenditure
- Sia bor på Kilimandjaro, Rabén & Sjögren , 1958, Swedish edition
- Sia lives on Kilimanjaro, The Macmillan Company, 1959, US edition
- Sia woont op de Kilimanjaro, Raad voor de zending der Ned. Hervormde kerk, 1959, Dutch edition
- Sia lives on Kilimanjaro, Oetinger Verlag, 1963, German edition
- Sia lives on Kilimanjaro, In: Give us books, give us wings. Almanach 1969 (number 7), Oetinger Verlag, 1969, the German-language history in the Almanach from Oetinger Verlag
Web links
- Sia lives on Kilimanjaro (1966) - Africa in the Photobook (English)
- Sia Lives on Kilimanjaro - NYPL Digital Collections (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Bettina Kümmerling-Meibauers: The view of the foreign. Astrid Lindgrens and Anna Riwkin-Bricks photo picture books .
- ↑ Eli Eshed: "אפריקה!" של דבורית שרגל - לאן נעלמה אפריקה? .
- ↑ Dov Alfon: Opinion. The Boy Who Taught French Jewish Kids to Love Israel. .
- ↑ Arne Lapidus: Barnboksvännerna återförenas efter 60 år .
- ^ Kümmerling-Meibauer, Bettina & Surmatz, Astrid (2011): Beyond Pippi Longstocking: Intermedial and International Approaches of Astrid Lindgrens work. Routledge. P. 21
- ^ Bettye I. Latimer: Starting Out Right: Choosing Books about Black People for Young Children .
- ↑ Sia lives on Kilimanjaro .