Age: Africa

Materials from Africa

Stones for My Father

By Book Importer | Published: May 3, 2011

The Boer War was disastrous for the British: 22,000 of them died. Close to 7,000 Boers died. Nobody knows how many Africans lost their lives, but the number is estimated to be around 20,000. This tragic, and little remembered, chapter in history is the backdrop for Trilby Kent’s powerful novel.Corlie Roux’s father has always told [...]

Other Descriptors: Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), South Africa, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Themes: , , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Lost Boy, Lost Girl

By Book Importer | Published: May 3, 2011

One of thousands of children who fled strife in southern Sudan, John Bul Dau survived hunger, exhaustion, and violence. His wife, Martha, endured similar hardships. In this memorable book, the two convey the best of African values while relating searing accounts of famine and war. There’s warmth as well, in their humorous tales of adapting [...]

Other Descriptors: Nonfiction, Sudan, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Themes: , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

This Thing Called the Future

By Book Importer | Published: May 3, 2011

Khosi lives with her beloved grandmother Gogo, her little sister Zi, and her weekend mother in a matchbox house on the outskirts of Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. In that shantytown, it seems like somebody is dying all the time. Billboards everywhere warn of the disease of the day. Her Gogo goes to a traditional healer when [...]

Other Descriptors: Realistic Fiction, South Africa, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Themes: , , , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Sahara: Vanishing Cultures

By Book Importer | Published: April 4, 2011

This book describes the way of life of the Tuaregs, a nomadic culture that presently exists in the Sahara, the world’s largest desert.

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The Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt

By Book Importer | Published: April 4, 2011

This book relates the history of the gods and goddesses worshipped by the ancient Egyptians and describes how they were depicted.

Other Descriptors: Egypt, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, Picture Book » Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

Rimonah of the Flashing Sword

By Book Importer | Published: April 4, 2011

Goodness and bravery are rewarded in this version of Snow White.

Other Descriptors: Egypt, Folklore, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Picture Book » Themes: , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Ali, Child of the Desert

By Book Importer | Published: April 4, 2011

On a trip to the Moroccan market town of Rissani, Ali becomes separated from his father during a sandstorm.

Other Descriptors: Morocco, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction » Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

Voyage to the Pharos

By Book Importer | Published: April 4, 2011

A young boy in ancient times embarks on an adventurous sea voyage to Alexandria, Egypt, home of the famous Pharos Lighthouse.

Other Descriptors: Egypt, Greece, Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Picture Book » Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

Gorillas

By Book Importer | Published: March 17, 2011

This introduction explores the fascinating lives of these primates, including what they eat, how they raise their young, and how they adapt to their environment.

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Santa Claus in Baghdad: Stories about Teens in the Arab World

By Book Importer | Published: February 14, 2011

A collection of eight stories, most previously published in other anthologies, about what it is like to grow up in the Middle East today.

Other Descriptors: Asia, Egypt, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Short Stories, Syrian Arab Republic, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Themes: , , , , , , , » Leave a comment