BIBFRAME Work

Title

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Other Titles (e.g. Variant)

Congo

Type

• Text
• Monograph

Contribution

• Nyoko, Mel (author )
• Avelino, Joelle (illustrator )

Subject

• JUVENILE FICTION / Travel (BISACSH)
• Picture books for children (LCSH)
• Livres tout carton (RVM)
• Congo (Democratic Republic) (LCSH)
• JUVENILE FICTION / Diversity & Multicultural (BISACSH)
• Board books (LCSHAC)
• Board books (SEARS)
• Board books (LCSH)
• board books (AAT)
• JUVENILE FICTION / Health & Daily Living / Daily Activities (BISACSH)
• Congo (Democratic Republic)--Social life and customs (LCSH)
• JUVENILE FICTION / Places / Africa (BISACSH)

Genre Form

• Juvenile literature
• Livres tout carton (RVMGF)
• board books (AAT)
• Literature (LCGFT)
• Board books (LCGFT)

Language

• Lingala
• Luba-Lulua
• Swahili
• English

Illustrative Content

• illustrations

Classification

• LCC: DT644 .N96 2024 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)
• DDC: 967.51

Content

• text
• still image

Note

Text in English with some Lingala, Tshiluba, Swahili.

Summary

Mbote! Betuabu! Jambo! Come along for a day in DR Congo. Count the fish at the market, watch the cheeky bonobos, and finish the day with a story. Congolese author Nyoko and illustrator Avelino draw on their lived experiences to create this playful board book, which features educational endnotes, as part of the Our World series for very young readers.

Authorized Access Point

Nyoko, Mel. Democratic Republic of the Congo

Intended audience

• Children
• preschool
• PK

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11T20:16:55.517215+00:00
• Agent: cbc
• Status: c
• Derived from: 23590006

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11
• Cataloger id: Unknown
• Description level: http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe-2-6-0/
• Description language: eng
• Description authentication: pcc