Understand that shared interests can become the beginning of a friendship.
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In Zanzibar, apparent differences reveal shared dreams. On Robben Island, a first camp shows how listening and cooperation help a group move forward. At the Bamoun palace, an unexpected friendship reminds readers that human bonds are worth more than possessions.
Read in this order, the stories lead children from meeting someone new to acting together and then to a deeper understanding of friendship. The pack helps them notice common ground, welcome others and see that lasting bonds grow through trust, generosity and shared experience.
The child's goal, translated into concrete progress.
Understand that shared interests can become the beginning of a friendship.
Discover why people can achieve more together than alone.
Begin to notice and respond to other people’s feelings.
The suggested order turns the pack into a mini-journey: start from a simple situation, then open the conversation towards the central value.
Tanzania – l'île de Zanzibar
What if our differences revealed everything we share?
Near Dar es Salaam, Zahra and her daughter Neema believe that people share the same dreams and hopes. Their journey to Zanzibar brings that belief to life. In the lanes of Stone Town, among spice markets and beside coral reefs, they encounter a world full of surprises. Mother and daughter gradually understand that similarities are not always visible at first glance. Their adventure celebrates love, unity and the bonds that can appear where no one expects them.
Question after readingWhat have you discovered about someone you once thought was very different from you?
South Africa – Robben Island
A first camp, new friends and a powerful lesson in freedom.
Nandi eagerly awaits her first camp, unaware of the adventure ahead. An excursion takes her to Robben Island, a place shaped by Nelson Mandela’s imprisonment and the struggle for freedom. As the visit unfolds, history becomes tangible and raises new questions. Surrounded by children she barely knows, Nandi also learns to listen, cooperate and trust the group. The day shows her that unity creates courage and that friendship makes every discovery more meaningful.
Question after readingWhen did a group help you achieve something you could not have done alone?
Cameroon – le palais des rois Bamoun à Foumban
Aminata owns almost everything, yet something essential is still missing.
Aminata lives in Cameroon in a beautiful home, surrounded by bright clothes and everything money can buy. Yet behind its golden walls, she feels an emptiness no object can fill. A visit to the palace of the Bamoun kings changes her outlook. Among stories from the past, she meets Noura, whose smile stays bright despite a difficult life. This unexpected friendship helps Aminata recognise the treasures she had overlooked: love, generosity and human bonds that give wealth its true meaning.
Question after readingWhich invisible treasure makes your life richer?
Ask them after the journey without expecting one single correct answer.
What can bring together two people who seem very different?
When does a group become stronger than each person on their own?
What could you do this week to care for a friendship?
Each story can be read independently. The suggested order nevertheless creates a progression: begin with an accessible situation, deepen the reflection and then connect the stories with the pack’s central value.
It contains 3 printed books and therefore 3 complete stories. The covers and book pages shown above correspond to the titles included in the selection.
Recommended uses include home, classroom, gift. The discussion questions work for individual reading, families, classrooms and workshops.
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