Age: Africa

Materials from Africa

Lala Salama

By Book Importer | Published: November 21, 2011

A mother relates the events of a peaceful day along the banks of Lake Tanganyika to her baby, wrapped up and ready for sleep.

Other Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Picture Book, Rhymes/songs, Tanzania » Themes: , , » Leave a comment

The Lost Boys of Sudan

By Book Importer | Published: November 21, 2011

This book presents accounts of narrow escapes executed by oppressed individuals and groups while illuminating social issues and the historical background that led to wars in Sudan and the orphaned refugees known as the ‘Lost Boys’.

Other Descriptors: Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, Sudan, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Themes: , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Never Forgotten

By Book Importer | Published: November 21, 2011

This gorgeous picture book by Newbery Honor winner Patricia C. McKissack and two-time Caldecott Medal-winning husband-and-wife team Leo and Diane Dillon is sure to become a treasured keepsake for African American families. Set in West Africa, here is a lyrical story-in-verse about a young black boy who is kidnapped and sold into slavery, which will [...]

Other Descriptors: Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Mali, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

Only The Mountains Do Not Move

By Book Importer | Published: November 7, 2011

Nobody can say he is settled anywhere forever; it is only the mountains which do not move from their places. So goes a Maasai proverb, and so goes the lives of the Maasai in Africa. For hundreds of years they have moved with their herds of cattle and goats across thousands of miles in Kenya [...]

Other Descriptors: Fiction, Kenya, Primary (ages 6-9), Tanzania » Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

Nobiah’s Well: A Modern African Folktale

By Book Importer | Published: November 7, 2011

An African boy carrying home precious water for his family shares it with a succession of animals and eventually has his kindness repaid in an unexpected way.

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

A Stork in a Baobab Tree: An African Twelve Days of Christmas

By Book Importer | Published: October 26, 2011

Set in Africa during the Christmas season, this is the story of a village preparing for a celebration – the birth of a child. The story is told in verse inspired by the traditional carol The Twelve Days of Christmas, but in this version by the author Catherine House the gifts are: 1 stork in [...]

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How the Leopard Got His Claws

By Book Importer | Published: October 26, 2011

Recounts how the leopard got his claws and teeth and why he rules the forest with terror.

Other Descriptors: Fantasy, Nigeria, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

Ancient Egypt: Tales of Gods and Pharaohs

By Book Importer | Published: September 26, 2011

The stories of the Egyptian pharaohs and their ancient gods are full of mystery and adventure. In this retelling of nine tales of ancient Egypt, Marcia Williams uses her signature comic-strip style to capture the rich mythology and early history of this great civilization. Beginning with powerful Ra rising from the waters of the Nile [...]

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

Desert Elephants

By Book Importer | Published: September 26, 2011

Each year the desert elephants of Mali, West Africa, travel a 300-mile path to search for water. They peacefully pass through the lands of the Tuareg, Dogon, and Fulani people while following the longest migration route of any elephant in the world.

Other Descriptors: Mali, Nonfiction, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Themes: , , , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Cleopatra Confesses

By Book Importer | Published: September 7, 2011

The last of the pharaohs before the beginning of the Common Era, Cleopatra ascended the throne at age eighteen following the death of her father. Charming as well as smart and ambitious, she made two Roman leaders fall madly in love with her. Her greatest challenge was not her kingdom but her own sisters, blinded [...]

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