Sunday, June 28, 2009

You Can Help: NELSON MANDELA'S FAVORITE AFRICAN FOLKTALES -- Audio Book

Available early July.

Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales is an audiobook benefiting children orphaned and impacted by HIV/AIDS in South Africa

Featuring Gillian Anderson, Benjamin Bratt, LeVar Burton, Ricardo Chavira, Don Cheadle, Matt Damon, Whoopi Goldberg, Sean Hayes, Hugh Jackman, Samuel L. Jackson, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Debra Messing, Helen Mirren, Parminder Nagra, Sophie Okonedo, CCH Pounder, Alan Rickman, Jurnee Smollett, Charlize Theron, Blair Underwood, Forest Whitaker and Alfre Woodard with a special message from Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

Original Music by South African legends by Johnny Clegg and Vusi Mahlasela.

Directed by Alfre Woodard.

The audiobook was a truly international affair recorded in Los Angeles, New York, Miami, London, and Johannesburg.

The stories were chosen by the Nobel Laureate himself, from every region of Africa.

Please visit:
MandelasFavoriteFolktales.com/ for more information and to listen to fabulous clips from the audiobook.

The site also features activities for kids that you can download for endless hours of fun.

2 comments:

bermudaonion said...

Do you know the release date for this? I plan to buy it when it comes out.

Gwendolyn B. said...

>Kathy: I'm not completely clear on the release date - I saw something that looked like July 1st. On Book Blogs, Anna has it posted under the group for Hachette Audiobooks, but there is some sort of typo. :\