Theme: southern Africa

Aesop’s Fables

By Book Importer | Published: August 24, 2011

A little mouse saves the life of a great lion; hungry Grasshopper, too lazy to store food, gets no mercy from the industrious ants; crafty Jackal tricks Klipspringer to escape death – but is himself tricked by the cock and the dog…. Here are 16 of Aesop’s wise, witty and timeless fables, portrayed for the [...]

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

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.

Descriptors: Africa, Folklore, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other 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.

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

Dolphin Song

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

Just as Martine is settling into life at Sawubona, the wildlife game reserve, with her grandmother and Jemmy, her white giraffe, she must leave for two weeks on a school trip off the coast of South Africa. What begins as an exciting sea adventure quickly turns perilous when Martine and five of her classmates are [...]

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