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Materials from Africa

What’s Cooking, Jamela?

Jamela is responsible for fattening up the chicken intended for Christmas dinner, but instead she gives it a name and makes it her friend.

Published: 2001, Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Tags: celebration, chicken, Christmas, Friend, Resistance
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

Little Soldier

Taken from Africa to a foster home in London after his family is killed by an enemy tribe, Kaninda discovers the meaning of hate and the value of not hating.

Published: 1999,
Categories: AfricaAfrica, FictionAfrica, Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

Welcome To Zanzibar Road

After moving into the house on Zanzibar Road that her neighbors helped her build, Mama Jumbo decides to share it with Little Chico.

Published: 2006,
Tags: Bedtime, Mice, Mothers and sons
Categories: AfricaAfrica, FictionAfrica, Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9)Africa, Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9), South Africa

Jakarta Missing

When her sister, star-athlete Jakarta, finally joins them, Dakar feels much safer and happier in Cottonwood, North Dakota, where she and their parents are living for a year, but she still longs for their home in Africa.

Published: 2001,
Tags: Anne Frank, Holocaust, Jews in the Netherlands, World War II
Categories: AfricaAfrica, FictionAfrica, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Africa, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Kenya

Chain Of Fire

When the villagers of Bophelong are forced to leave their homes, Naledi and her younger brother join in a school demonstration and learn that the South African government treats even children who dissent with brutality. Sequel to Journey to Jo’burg.

Published: 1989, HarperCollins Publishers
Tags: Children, Government, Villages
Categories: AfricaAfrica, FictionAfrica, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Africa, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), South Africa

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Hugo Hippo’s ABC Fun Book in Africa

Hugo Hippo and his animal friends introduce children to the geography and wildlife of Africa, in a colorful and alliterative ABC book.

Published: 1992,
Tags: Geography, wildlife
Categories: ABC BookABC Book, AfricaABC Book, Africa, Concept BookABC Book, Africa, Concept Book, Early Years (ages 2-6)ABC Book, Africa, Concept Book, Early Years (ages 2-6), Picture Book

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The Stars in My Geddoh’s Sky

Alex’s Arabic-speaking grandfather comes to visit the United States, and Alex learns about his grandfather’s Middle Eastern homeland.

Published: 1999,
Tags: Bears, Rulers and leaders
Categories: EgyptEgypt, FictionEgypt, Fiction, Primary (ages 6-9)

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