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TOM FEELINGS (1933-2003) "Baba means Father." Interior illustration published in the book, Jambo Means Hello: Swahili Alphabet Book by Muriel Feelings (London: Puffin, 1974). Ink, tempera, and linseed oil on tissue paper.
Jambo Means Hello is an abecedarium of Swahili terms for the 24 letters in the Swahili alphabet. It won the 1974 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award for Picture Book and was awarded a Caldecott Honor in 1975. The illustrations, double-page spreads, create a picture of village life in East Africa, where Swahili is the language of 45 million people. br /> Caption from the book: "Baba means father: Parents teach their children the things they will need to know when they are grown. The father teaches his sons to build the home and make tools."
