Deep in the Sahara

About the Book

Book Review: Deep in the Sahara, Timetoplaymag.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYxZ9updLwA

 

Book Analysis: Deep in the Sahara, Africa Access Review

http://africaaccessreview.org/2014/02/deep-in-the-sahara/

 

Pick of the Day (book review): Deep in the Sahara, School Library Journal Blog

http://www.slj.com/2013/11/reviews/books/pick-of-the-day-deep-in-the-sahara/#_

 

Book Review: Deep in the Sahara, Randomly Reading Blog

https://randomlyreading.blogspot.com/2014/01/deep-in-sahara-by-kelly-cunnane.html

 

About Kelly Cunnane

http://islandreadersandwriters.org/authors/kelly-cunnane/

Articles For Reference
Culture

Culture - Islamic republic of Mauritania – food, music (several videos), language, clothing, architecture

http://mauritaniaarab.weebly.com/culture.html

 

Mauritania - Culture, Customs & Etiquette - Culture Crossing

http://guide.culturecrossing.net/basics_business_student.php?id=131

 

Learn about Mauritania, A Peace Corps volunteer’s blog, 2009

http://learnmauritania.blogspot.com/

 

Traditional dress of Mauritania: Fusion of Berber and African cultures, with variety of photos

http://www.thelovelyplanet.net/traditional-dress-of-mauritania-fusion-of-berber-and-african-cultures/

 

How to Wrap Mauritanian Dress

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTf3bdeY1yE

 

Mauritania: Men of the Sea (full documentary about coastal fishing in Mauritania)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZW7qC77740

 

Geography

Mauritania Quick Facts and Map -- National Geographic

http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/mauritania-facts/

 

Mauritania | PlanetDOC Overview Video of Mauritania

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdW4bxO0tQY

 

How to Stay Alive in the Sahara Desert, Smithsonian Channel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xVjdkjhY-8

 

This is How Sahara Desert Was Made (Full Length Documentary)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eUjXt49Qew

History

Mauritania: Slavery's last stronghold

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yQlOPD8mNo

Music

Middle Eastern and North African music traditions

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Eastern_and_North_African_music_traditions

 

Music of Mauritania (audio clips)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Mauritania#External_links

 

Music of Mauritania – By Scot Sier (with video clips)

https://scotsier.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/music-of-mauritania/

 

Mauritania: A Rich Culture of Games, Dance and Music

https://globalvoices.org/2012/07/20/mauritania-a-rich-culture-of-games-dance-and-music/

 

African Music Mauritania

https://africanmusicuga.wordpress.com/west-africa/mauritania/

 

Mauritania musicians merge traditional music with contemporary sounds, from CCTV Africa, focus on music played by women

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMhvkCIWc5w

 

Mauritania traditional music and dance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBrs6ZJ45vU&list=RD0Dp0m_Ie2_g&index=35

Teaching Activities

Deep In The Sahara Lesson Guide

http://www.islma.org/Monarch-2016-files/islma/DeepInTheSahara.pdf

 

Teaching and Incorporating Africa in the Classroom – List of resources for teaching about Africa

http://kellogg.nd.edu/outreach/africares.shtml        

 

In the Classroom: Teaching About Slavery

https://medinger.wordpress.com/2016/02/07/in-the-classroom-teaching-about-slavery/

 

Classroom Resources | National Museum of African Art – Smithsonian – Not Mauritania specific but offers rich resources on art from several African countries and peoples

http://africa.si.edu/education/classroom-resources/

http://africa.si.edu/education/teacher-resources/

 

Lesson Plans | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

http://www.metmuseum.org/learn/educators/lesson-plans