Region: Zimbabwe

Materials from Zimbabwe

Now Is The Time For Running

By Book Importer | Published: May 21, 2012

Just down the road from their families, Deo and his friends play soccer in the dusty fields of Zimbabwe, cheered on by Deo’s older brother, Innocent. It is a day like any other . . . until the soldiers arrive and Deo and Innocent are forced to run for their lives, fleeing the wreckage of [...]

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

Shona

By Book Importer | Published: August 24, 2011

Fifty-six newly released titles that provide a fascinating portrait of the many peoples that inhabit Africa. These books have natural curriculum tie-ins with multiculturalism, geography, and social studies.

Other Descriptors: Africa, Botswana, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Mozambique, Nonfiction » Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

Chewa

By Book Importer | Published: August 24, 2011

This book presents the history, culture, art, and economics of the Chewa people of Malawi, Zambia, and Mozambique.

Other Descriptors: Africa, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Malawi, Mozambique, Nonfiction » Themes: , , , , » Leave a comment

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.

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

African Beginnings

By Book Importer | Published: June 14, 2011

From the ancient kingdom of Kush, whose black pharaohs ruled Egypt for nearly a century, to the sixteenth-century empire of the Kongo, whose emperor was so powerful he was able to halt the trade in slaves for a number of years, the African continent rang with a series of glorious civilizations that have had a [...]

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

Out of Shadows

By Book Importer | Published: May 10, 2011

A debut novel set in the early 1980s at a boy’s boarding school in the newly formed country of Zimbabwe.

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

Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

Mufaro was a happy man. Everyone agreed that his two daughters were very beautiful. Nyasha was kind and considerate as well as beautiful, but everyone — except Mufaro — knew that Manyara was selfish, badtempered, and spoiled. When the king decided to take a wife and invited “The Most Worthy and Beautiful Daughters in the [...]

Other Descriptors: Africa, Early Years (ages 2-6), Folklore, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Themes: , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Do You Know Me

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Although he is continually getting into trouble, Tapiwa’s uncle becomes her best friend when he comes from Mozambique to live with her family in Harare, Zimbabwe.

Other Descriptors: Africa, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction » Themes: , , , » Leave a comment

The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

The year is 2194, and Tendai, his brother, and his sister — the children of Zimbabwe’s chief of security — have escaped from their father’s estate to explore the dangerous city of Harare. The Ear, the Eye and the Arm was a Newbery Honor Book, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, an ALA Notable [...]

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

Gugu’s House

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Kukamba loves to visit her grandmother, Gugu. Though the village where Gugu lives is dry and dusty, her house is big and sprawling and unlike any other. The courtyard and walls are decorated with beautiful paintings and clay animals, all made by Gugu herself. Best of all, when Kukamba visits, she gets to help shape [...]

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