Africa

Zimbabwe - A land of diamonds, platinum and gold Whether a child wants to know more about their cultural roots and ethnic origins, or they are simply curious about discovering a country rich with natural resources and rugged beauty, this African...

Cruz, Sailor, Emmett, and the gang are on their way to Africa when Nebula misses their intended target and someone close to Cruz ends up on the brink of death. Secrets creep out from the shadows and leave Cruz with more questions than answers in this...

Cruz, Sailor, Emmett, and the gang are on their way to Africa when Nebula misses their intended target and someone close to Cruz ends up on the brink of death. Secrets creep out from the shadows and leave Cruz with more questions than answers in this...

Cleopatra is one of the most dynamic figures of ancient history--a powerful, brilliant queen whose cunning, ambition, and boldness not only brought her to Egypt's throne but also into alliances and conflicts with Julius Caesar, Mark Antony, and the Roman...

Cleopatra is one of the most dynamic figures of ancient history--a powerful, brilliant queen whose cunning, ambition, and boldness not only brought her to Egypt's throne but also into alliances and conflicts with Julius Caesar, Mark Antony, and the Roman...

Elephants never forget During a drought in Tanzania, Grandma Elephant is in search of water for her herd. Little Calf follows along and mimics her grandmother at each stop on their journey. When Grandma leads them to a watering hole she recalls from...

"Trees are living symbols of peace and hope." -Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace laureateWangari Maathai changed the way the world thinks about nature, ecology, freedom, and democracy, inspiring radical efforts that continue to this day.This simply told story...

In April 2014, the Muslim extremist group Boko Haram kidnapped 276 schoolgirls from the town of Chibok, Nigeria. Over the next three years, some of the girls began to emerge from captivity and told their stories. They faced harrowing experiences, yet...

In April 2014, the Muslim extremist group Boko Haram kidnapped 276 schoolgirls from the town of Chibok, Nigeria. Over the next three years, some of the girls began to emerge from captivity and told their stories. They faced harrowing experiences, yet...

From Los Angeles Times Book Prize Award winner and Edgar Award nominee Malla Nunn comes a stunning portrait of a family divided and a powerful story of how friendship saves and heals. When Amandla wakes up on her fifteenth birthday, she knows it's going...

This heartrending YA tale set in a Swaziland boarding school and featuring an unlikely friendship between girls of different castes won the LA Times Book Prize and is now available in paperback. Adele Joubert loves being one of the popular girls at...

Edgar Award nominee stuns in this heartrending tale set in a Swaziland boarding school where two girls of different castes bond over a shared copy of Jane Eyre. Adele Joubert loves being one of the popular girls at Keziah Christian Academy. She knows the...

For fans of Linda Sue Park and A Long Way Gone, two young boys must escape a life of slavery in modern-day Ivory CoastFifteen-year-old Amadou counts the things that matter. For two years what has mattered are the number of cacao pods he and his younger...

The newest novel by the author of Akata Witch and the Marvel comic book series about Shuri, Black Panther's sister! "The most imaginative, gripping, enchanting fantasy novels I have ever read!" --Laurie Halse Anderson, New York Times bestselling author...

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard SelectionA 2024 Skipping Stones Honor Award winner Winner of The Next Generation Indie Book Award From the award-winning author of Small Mercies, named a Best Middle-Grade Book of 2020 by Kirkus ReviewsWhen Boipelo...

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard SelectionPart of Niki Daly's Lolo seriesLolo's back for a whole new set of adventures in You're a Star, Lolo, the third book in Niki Daly's Lolo series for beginning readers. Whether it's turning her garden into a...

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard SelectionPart of Niki Daly's Lolo seriesLolo's back for a whole new set of adventures in You're a Star, Lolo, the third book in Niki Daly's Lolo series for beginning readers. Whether it's turning her garden into a...

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection Part of Niki Daly's Lolo series Hooray! Hurrah! Hurray! for Lolo, the energetic, curious, and fun-loving girl at the center of Niki Daly's series of books for beginning readers. She's thoughtful, funny, and...

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection Part of Niki Daly's Lolo series For Lolo, every day's a new adventure. Whether it's earning gold stars at school or returning a lost ring, she's ready for anything. Follow along with Lolo as she learns...

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard SelectionPart of Niki Daly's Lolo seriesHooray! Hurrah! Hurray! for Lolo, the energetic, curious, and fun-loving girl at the center of Niki Daly's series of books for beginning readers. She's thoughtful, funny, and...

A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard SelectionPart of Niki Daly's Lolo seriesFor Lolo, every day's a new adventure. Whether it's earning gold stars at school or returning a lost ring, she's ready for anything. Follow along with Lolo as she learns lessons...

Named a Best Middle-Grade Book of 2020 by Kirkus Reviews 2021 Outstanding International Books List, United States Board on Books for Young People Mercy lives in modern-day Pietermaritzburg, South Africa with her eccentric foster aunts--two elderly...

A 2022 Skipping Stones Honor AwardeeNamed a Best Middle-Grade Book of 2020 by Kirkus Reviews2021 Outstanding International Books List, United States Board on Books for Young People Mercy lives in modern-day Pietermaritzburg, South Africa with her...

9 year-old Obioma is a football star. She uses a special stick to score goals and never loses a race in her wheelchair! But when she moves to a new city, she has to go to a new school where she has no friends, and everyone calls her "the girl with the...

Join Adanah on an alphabetical adventure as she goes to visit her grandfather in Modakeke, Nigeria. Every letter, from A to Z, is featured in this African alphabet book, including C for a camera to take pictures, E for an eagle spied above the trees, P...

Nolitye lives in a shack with her mother Thembi in Phola, a dusty township on the edge of Johannesburg. She is good at maths and likes collecting stones, which she places in a bucket under her bed. She also has unusual powers: she can communicate with...

A little girl is tasked with ruling her West African village in this empowering story about breaking from tradition and leading with your heart After the king of a West African village dies, his eight-year-old daughter Abioye is made the temporary ruler,...

When teenaged Aaron discovers a baby elephant nearly drowning in the swimming pool at the guest lodge where he works, he acts quickly and manages to save the animal just in time. The rescued baby is brought to an elephant orphanage for care, and given...

In this unique nonfiction picture book, the main character is a bicycle that starts its life like so many bicycles in North America, as a child's favorite mode of transportation. Leo treasures his bicycle so much he gives it a name -- Big Red. But...

Explore the past, present, and future of the Sahara Desert. Beautiful photos, fact-filled text, and engaging infographics help readers learn all about this natural wonder and how to protect it long into the future.

Explore the past, present, and future of the Sahara Desert. Beautiful photos, fact-filled text, and engaging infographics help readers learn all about this natural wonder and how to protect it long into the future.

Highlights 12 facts about Nigeria including its history, geography, culture, climate, government, economy, current events, what makes it unique, and more. Great for research, this book will foster a sense of curiosity and discovery in young readers as...

Examines the rise and fall of the ancient Egyptians. Readers will come away with a comprehensive understanding of who the ancient Egyptians were, how they built their empire, and what happened to their civilization.

An investigative approach to the curious phenomena and mysterious circumstances surrounding the Great Sphinx, from historical legends to archaeological findings to hard facts.

Too Small Tola is back--and as determined as ever--in a second trio of winning stories about a diminutive heroine with a big-big heart. Acclaimed author and storyteller Atinuke reunites with illustrator Onyinye Iwu for a follow-up to their highly...

Join Baby and his doting mama at a bustling southwest Nigerian marketplace for a bright, bouncy read-aloud offering a gentle introduction to numbers. Market is very crowded.Mama is very busy.Baby is very curious.When Baby and Mama go to the market, Baby...

Discover the exhilarating diversity of the African continent in storyteller Atinuke's kaleidoscopic nonfiction guide to the people, flora, and fauna of all fifty-five countries. A Nigerian storyteller explores the continent of Africa country by country:...

In this expansive collection of history, meet ten real-life kings, queens, inventors, scholars, and visionaries who lived in Africa thousands of years ago and changed the world. Black history begins thousands of years ago with the many cultures and...

Wangari Maathai was a fierce protector of the environment and a couragous advocate for women's rights, especially in her native country of Kenya. Her journey from a girl of rural Africa to college professor, founder of the Green Belt Movement, and Nobel...

With more than 600 tree species and 10,000 animal species, the world's second largest rainforest, the Congo rainforest in Central Africa, is truly a lively place to be. In this thoughtful text, various settlements, villages, and indigenous peoples are...