Even before his mother's early morning call, Zamani was wide awake. He'd slept little that night: he was too excited. Today, for the first time, he would go to market with his father and older brothers!

As Zamani's day unfolds, readers will share the young boy's pride in helping his parents ready their wares, his excitement in seeing the bustling marketplace itself, sadness over the sale of a favorite calf, and then the great pleasure of choosing and giving his first gift. And at the end, his joy when he discovers the wonderful surprise.

A warm and appealing story, Zamani Goes to Market captures in both text and art the values and life-style of an East African family today.

From the dust jacket