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Materials from Africa

Elephant

When Hannah finds an ivory necklace that belonged to her great-grandmother, it gives her dreams; and she knows she must make restitution to the elephants for their suffering caused by the ivory trade.

Published: 1993,
Tags: Wildlife conservation
Categories: AfricaAfrica, Picture BookAfrica, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Africa, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction

The African Mask

Twelve-year-old Layo, a Yoruba girl living in the area of eleventh-century Africa which is now Nigeria, attempts to reject the man who has been chosen to be her husband.

Published: 1994,
Tags: Birds
Categories: AfricaAfrica, Historical FictionAfrica, Historical Fiction, NigeriaAfrica, Historical Fiction, Nigeria, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

All the Magic in the World

The children who play in the street laugh at the odd-job man Joseph for picking up string and other junk, until he shows them that magic can be found in even the simplest of things.

Published: 1993,
Tags: perceptions
Categories: AfricaAfrica, Picture BookAfrica, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Africa, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic FictionAfrica, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction, South Africa

The Rains Are Coming

As Aimee, the daughter of a missionary in Zaire, gathers her friends for a party, the sky grows more and more threatening.

Published: 1993,
Tags: Frustration, Swimming
Categories: AfricaAfrica, Democratic Republic of the CongoAfrica, Democratic Republic of the Congo, FictionAfrica, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9)

Zorah’s Magic Carpet

A Moroccan woman’s magic carpet takes her to far away places, which provide inspiration for her to create other beautiful carpets.

Published: 1995,
Tags: Adventure, creation, inspiration, Magic, Travel, voyage
Categories: AfricaAfrica, FantasyAfrica, Fantasy, MoroccoAfrica, Fantasy, Morocco, Picture BookAfrica, Fantasy, Morocco, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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Talking Drums: A Selection Of Poems From Africa South Of The Sahara

A collection of traditional and twentieth-century poems from sub-Saharan Africa, written in or translated into English, that expresses the spirit and history of this region.

Published: 2004,
Tags: Culture, Friendship
Categories: AfricaAfrica, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Africa, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Poetry

Big Boy

Little Oli wants to be big enough to go bird hunting with his brother Mbachu but has to take a nap instead.

Published: 1995,
Tags: Hair
Categories: AfricaAfrica, FictionAfrica, Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9)Africa, Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9), Tanzania

Do You Know Me

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.

Published: 1993,
Tags: Natural disasters, Poetry and rhyme
Categories: AfricaAfrica, FictionAfrica, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Africa, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Zimbabwe

The Dove

A visiting dove provides the answer to Grandmother Maloko’s financial problems when floodwaters destroy her crops and she must rely on the sale of her homemade jewelry.

Published: 1993,
Tags: Birds, flood, Grandmother, natural disaster
Categories: AfricaAfrica, Picture BookAfrica, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)Africa, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic FictionAfrica, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction, South Africa

This Place Is Wild: East Africa

Introduces the animals of the Masai Mara of Kenya and Tanzania, including the rhino, elephant, giraffe, cheetah, leopard and lion, and discusses their struggle for survival, the balance of nature, and the ecosystem of East Africa.

Published: 1998,
Tags: Animals
Categories: AfricaAfrica, KenyaAfrica, Kenya, NonfictionAfrica, Kenya, Nonfiction, Primary (ages 6-9)Africa, Kenya, Nonfiction, Primary (ages 6-9), Tanzania

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