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Princess Aisha and the Cave of Judgment

by Kay Lovelace Taylor; Illustrated by Karen C. Rhine

40 pages; Saddle stitched; illustrated children's book; catalogue #06-1258; ISBN 1-4120-9503-4; US$18.26, C$21.00, EUR15.00, £10.50

Princess Aisha is faced with adventure, opportunity and danger as she risks her life to prove that sometimes people make false judgments about others without looking deeper to discover the real truth.

Princess Aisha and the Cave of Judgment is the first of five stories that tells how an African princess —when faced with difficult decisions and sometimes danger— reflects on the ethical standards taught to her by her mother and father, the king and queen of ancient Kush. Aisha is a twelve year old girl who is full of adventure and very mischievous. She is often reprimanded for not being in the right place at the right time and for not attending to tasks assigned to her, such as studying music, mathematics, philosophy, languages, archery, and other subjects to ensure that she develops into a knowledgeable young woman.

Aisha finds it more exciting to pretend she is on an adventure that requires all of her mental and physical skills to be triumphant with Thaoma, her chestnut stallion. In this episode, Aisha accidentally overhears royal riders report that danger exists when the king asked them to seek out the source of a strange noise coming from the extreme north of the kingdom. Aisha is bothered by the report and chooses to find out for herself if it is true that the palace and the people who live in villages around the palace are in danger or if the royal riders passed judgment without seeking all the facts. Although Aisha deceives her parents into thinking she is visiting friends when she leaves the palace, she is really following their teachings as she seeks to identify the truth.

Dr. Kay Lovelace Taylor is president of KLT & Associates a professional services firm specializing in Education for the New Millennium. Kay has held executive positions in two of the larger districts in the country, Detroit and Philadelphia, and held the position of Associate Professor for Educational Leadership and Policy Studies for the College of Education at Temple University in Philadelphia. In addition, Kay has provided services for many districts and key organizations in the public, private and religious sector. She completed her bachelor's degree in Child Development from Michigan State University; a master's degree in Mathematics Education from the University of Detroit; and a doctorate from Wayne State University in Educational Administration and Curriculum Development.

Kay serves as an advisory member of the external Coordinating Council for Michigan State University's Teachers For a New Era Program and the National Advisory Board for the College of Education; the National Board of Advisors to the Whitney M. Young, Jr. School of Social Work at Clark Atlanta University; member of the Board of Directors for the Coalition of Black Artists, member of the Board of Directors for the George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center, and as a member of the advisory board for "The Learning Classroom: Theory into Practice" presented by Mort Crim Communications and Stanford University. Kay is also a founding member of Coaching for Results affiliated with the National Staff Development Council. In addition she has presented numerous papers to a variety of audiences and is author of Through Their Eyes: A Strategic Response to the National Achievement Gap. The Anti-Defamation League requested Chapter Two of the book, "Through the Eyes of Students", for worldwide distribution. A highlight of her career was the invitation she received to speak to the university scholars of The Gambia, West Africa to discuss teacher improvement and leadership enhancement in creating new educational structures. Kay has received numerous awards, plaques, resolutions and honors for her commitment to creating change for African American children.

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