| The Child of the Jungle by Sabine Kuegler |
[Jan. 9th, 2008|05:34 pm] |
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The full title is The Child of the Jungle; The True Story of a Girl Caught Between Two Worlds (920 K95C New) and yes, it is true. Author Sabine Kuegler was five years old when her family moved to the rainforests of West Papua, Indonesia so her linguist father could study the language of the Fayu, a Stone Age civilization. She grew up playing with the Fayu children and exploring the rainforest jungle as others might explore their neighborhood. Her life seems so strange to us, and yet, it was all she knew. To her, this was paradise. When the time comes to leave and attend a boarding school in Switzerland, Sabine is faced with a civilization she does not understand. Money and grocery stores, buses and crossing streets, not having to shake dangerous bugs out of your shoes every morning - these all present a challenge to Sabine. As a reader, we get a new perspective on what "civilization" really means, as well as what is really important in our own lives. |
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