Sia Lives on Kilimanjaro
Author | Astrid Lindgren |
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Original title | Sia bor på Kilimandjaro |
Illustrator | Anna Riwkin-Brick |
Language | Swedish |
Series | Children's Everywhere |
Genre | Children's literature |
Publisher | Rabén & Sjögren |
Publication date | 1958 |
Publication place | Sweden |
Published in English | 1959 |
Preceded by | Noriko-San: girl of Japan |
Followed by | My Swedish Cousins |
Sia Lives on Kilimanjaro (original Swedish title: Sia bor på Kilimandjaro) is a children's book written by
Story
Sia is eight years old and lives with her family on the Kilimanjaro, a high mountain in Africa. She has two younger brothers Saika and Kitutu, one younger sister Linga and one older brother Sariko. The family belongs to the
Background
The story is based on true events, but some things have been changed.[1] Sia's original name was changed. Sia didn't know that she was photographed for a book. She did the photographs because of her father. As a grown up, Sia become a doctor who does research on HIV.[2]
Documentary film from Israel
Especially in Israel, the Children's Everywhere series, including Sia Lives on Kilimanjaro, was a great success, thanks to the translations by the poet
Awards and nominations
Awards
New York Herald Tribunes Spring Festival Award
- 1963 Children's Spring Book[1]
Nominations
Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis
- 1960 picture book[5]
Critical reception
The book received very good reviews. Lindgren's text was, however, considered secondary to the pictures by Rikwin Brick.[6] Bettye I. Latimer praised the excellent photographs of the stories and recommended it for pre-schoolers through 4th grade. She also said that the "pleasant story" describes very well how the Chagga people are living in Africa.[7]
Editions
- Sia bor på Kilimandjaro (1958): Rabén & Sjögren (Swedish edition)
- Sia wohnt am Kilimandscharo (1958): Oetinger (German edition)
- Sia Lives on Kilimanjaro (1959): Methuen (British edition)
- Sia Lives on Kilimanjaro (1959): Macmillan (US-American edition)
- Sia woont op de Kilimanjaro (1959): Raad voor de zending der Ned. hervormde kerk (Dutch edition)
- Sia bor på Kilimanjaro (1970): Høst & søn (Danish edition)
- Sia anaishi Kilimanjaro (1997): Utgivningsland okänt / Ej specificerat (Swahili edition)
References
- ^ a b Bettina Kümmerling-Meibauers. "Der Blick auf das Fremde. Astrid Lindgrens und Anna Riwkin-Bricks Fotobilderbücher" (PDF).
- ^ 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".
- ^ "Sia wohnt am Kilimandscharo".
- ^ Kümmerling-Meibauer, Bettina & Surmatz, Astrid (2011): Beyond Pippi Longstocking: Intermedial and International Approaches of Astrid Lindgrens work. Routledge. P. 21
- ^ Bettye I. Latimer (1972). "Starting Out Right: Choosing Books about Black People for Young Children".