Age: Primary (ages 6-9)

Material appropriate for primary age groups

Koi and the Kola Nuts

By Book Importer | Published: June 14, 2011

An African folktale follows the son of a chief who must make his way in the world with only a sackful of kola nuts and the help of some creatures that he has treated with kindness.

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Ape

By Book Importer | Published: June 14, 2011

Swing with a hairy orangutan and her baby as they lunge for a smelly, spiky durian fruit. Roam and play with a gang of chimps, then poke out some tasty termites with a blade of grass. Chatter and feast on figs with a bonobo, or chomp on bamboo with a gorilla as he readies for [...]

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Imani in the Belly

By Book Importer | Published: June 14, 2011

Imani’s faith helps her save herself and her children from the belly of the King of Beasts.

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This for That

By Book Importer | Published: June 14, 2011

Rabbit tricks the other animals of the African plain into giving her food and other treats.

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The Lonely Lioness and the Ostrich Chicks

By Book Importer | Published: June 14, 2011

In this retelling of a Masai tale, a mongoose helps an ostrich get her chicks back from the lonely lioness who has stolen them.

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Jackal’s Flying Lesson

By Book Importer | Published: June 14, 2011

With the help of a blue crane, a mother dove rescues her babies from a not-so-clever jackal.

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How the Amazon Queen Fought the Prince of Egypt

By Book Importer | Published: June 14, 2011

Serpot, ruler of a land where women live free, without men, leads her Amazon warriors in battle against Prince Pedikhons of Egypt, who has come to see for himself if women can equal men, even in battle. Includes notes about Assyrian and Egyptian culture and hieroglyphics.

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The 12 Days of Christmas

By Book Importer | Published: June 14, 2011

This story sets the traditional Christmas carol in Africa, using a combination of text and rebuses. This book includes author’s note about some of the African traditions depicted.

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Hungry Hyena

By Book Importer | Published: June 14, 2011

Fish Eagle uses Hyena’s overriding greed to teach him a lesson he won’t soon forget when she tells him the biggest, sweetest meat is in the sky and he just has to climb up to get it.

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Why the Sky Is Far Away: A Nigerian Folktale

By Book Importer | Published: June 14, 2011

The sky was once so close to the Earth that people cut parts of it to eat, but their waste and greed caused the sky to move far away.

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