East African children know that mojo means one in Swahili. Now all children can learn basic Swahili numbers too. Muriel Feelings, who has lived and taught in East Africa, has written this books for two reasons: to familiarize American children with some basic aspects of East African life, and to teach them to count from one to ten in Swahili. Her husband, the well-known illustrator, Tom Feelings, has created a carefully detailed double-spread painting for each number, ranging from a fireside storytelling scene to the types of clothing East African men and women wear. And for each number the child will have the fun of counting objects within the picture, for example, three coffee trees, eight market stalls.

A map of Africa showing the countries where Swahili is spoken has been included to make this a counting book that will count.

From the dust jacket