People & Places - Africa
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The Day of Ahmed’s Secret Trade Book
$9.99 Add to cartThe Day of Ahmed’s Secret
As young Ahmed delivers butane gas to customers all over the city of Cairo, he thinks, I have a secret. All day long, as he maneuvers his donkey cart through streets crowded w
- Author: Parry, Florence H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 25 1995
- ISBN10: 688140238
- Language: English
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My Rows and Piles of Coins
$9.99 Read more“I emptied my secret money box, arranged the coins in piles and the piles in rows . . .” The market is full of wonderful things, but Saruni is saving his precious coins for a red and blue bicycle. How
- Author: Mollel, Tololwa M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: October 15 2019
- ISBN10: 0358124476
- Language: English
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Goal!
$8.99 Read moreCelebrate soccer–and the World Cup
“Uplifting and inspiring, this beautifully written and illustrated book reminds us of the joys and saving grace of friendship and sport.” — Archbishop Desmond Tutu… [more below]- Author: Javaherbin, Mina
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: April 10 2012
- ISBN10: 0763658227
- Language: English
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Too Small Tola and the Three Fine Girls
$6.99 Add to cartToo 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 illustra
- Series: Too Small Tola
- Author: Atinuke
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: November 07 2023
- ISBN10: 1536233129
- Language: English
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Una Larga TravesÃa Hasta El Agua: Basada En Una Historia Real (a Long Walk to Water Spanish Edition)
$18.99 Read moreThis high-quality Spanish-language book can be enjoyed by fluent Spanish speakers as well as those learning the language, whether at home or in a classroom.
Una larga traves?a hasta el agua, bestseller
- Author: Park, Linda Sue
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: November 24 2020
- ISBN10: 035826510X
- Language: Spanish
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I’ll See You in Ijebu
$17.99 Add to cartA Catholic girl growing up in the bustling city of Lagos, Nigeria takes a trip to spend a week with her Muslim extended family in the countryside town of Ijebu to celebrate Eid al-Adha. Her days in Ij… [more below]
- Author: Emenanjo, Bunmi
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: March 12 2024
- ISBN10: 1646868439
- Language: English
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Pinduli
$19.99 Add to cartPinduli’s mama has always told her that she’s the most beautiful hyena ever. But Dog, Lion, and Zebra don’t think so. Why else would they make her feel so rotten about her big ears, her fuzzy mane, an… [more below]
- Author: Cannon, Janell
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: September 01 2004
- ISBN10: 0152046682
- Language: English
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Galimoto
$9.99 Add to cart“A joy to read aloud.” —New York Times Book Review
Kondi is determined to make a galimoto–a toy vehicle made of wires. His brother laughs at the idea, but all day Kondi goes about gathering up the wi
- Series: Reading Rainbow Books
- Author: Williams, Karen Lynn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 21 1991
- ISBN10: 0688109918
- Language: English
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We’re Sailing Down the Nile: A Journey Through Egypt
$9.99 Read moreSet sail along the mighty Nile River to experience the wonders of Egypt. The lilting, rhyming story text is followed by eleven pages full of educational information about ancient Egypt, gods and godde… [more below]
- Author: Krebs, Laurie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: March 01 2008
- ISBN10: 1846861942
- Language: English
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Ayo’s Adventure: Across the African Diaspora from Afro to Zulu
$19.99 Add to cart“As a lifelong literacy advocate, I seek out children’s books that help kids explore the world around them. Ayo’s Adventure is a journey through the sights and sounds of the African diaspora. I loved … [more below]
- Author: Drew, Ain Heath
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 56
- Publish Date: September 17 2024
- ISBN10: 9798888592113
- Language: English
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First Come the Zebra
$12.95 Read moreThe story of two young Kenyan boys, one Maasai and one Kikuyu, who find a way to overcome their traditional rivalries and become friends.
One day when Abaani, a Maasai boy, takes his family’s cattle ou
- Author: Barasch, Lynne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: June 15 2013
- ISBN10: 1620140292
- Language: English
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Zandi’s Song
$17.99 Read moreZandi is a girl on a mission: to bring a message of conservation to the world.
Zandi was always thinking and dreaming about the ocean. Then, one special day, the ocean calls for her. Zandi tentatively
- Author: Ndhlovu, Zandile
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: March 26 2024
- ISBN10: 1662520107
- Language: English
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The Heart Never Forgets
$18.99 Add to cartA young girl pays tribute to the memory of her grandfather during a West African masquerade festival in this moving, lushly illustrated picture book.
DUM! DUM! DUM! DUM!
The talking drums thump a swee- Author: Ot, Ana
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: April 16 2024
- ISBN10: 1665913053
- Language: English
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A Good Trade
$14.95 Add to cartWhen an aid worker brings a life-changing gift to Kato’s Ugandan village, he finds something beautiful to give her in return
In a small Ugandan village, Kato wakes early to start the long, barefoot tre
- Author: Fullerton, Alma
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: March 03 2020
- ISBN10: 1772781185
- Language: English
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We’re Going on a Lion Hunt
$11.99 Add to cartThis charming version of a well-known chant takes place on the African savanna
In this beautifully illustrated rendition of a well-known children’s chant, two sisters are looking not for a bear but fo- Author: Axtell, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 03 2007
- ISBN10: 0805082190
- Language: English
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My Africa Vacation
$8.99 Add to cartFive-year-old Arinze and his older sister Cheta wait impatiently for school to end. Mommy and Daddy have told them this year they’re going to visit Africa. Arinze and Cheta have never visited Africa,
- Author: Okaro, Ozi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 42
- Publish Date: March 24 2016
- ISBN10: 0997131802
- Language: English
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Africa Is Not a Country, 2nd Edition
$10.99 Read moreEnter into the daily lives of children in the many countries of modern Africa.
Countering stereotypes, Africa Is Not a Country celebrates the extraordinary diversity of this vibrant continent. This
- Author: Knight, Margy Burns
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: August 02 2022
- ISBN10: 1728460395
- Language: English
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Too Small Tola and the Three Fine Girls
$15.99 Read moreToo 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 illustra
- Series: Too Small Tola
- Author: Atinuke
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: October 18 2022
- ISBN10: 1536225177
- Language: English
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Fetching Dreams
$16.99 Add to cartIT WAS JUST A SCHOOL ASSIGNMENT UNTIL IT BECAME A LIFESAVING MISSION.
Two girls living a continent apart become pen pals. Quiet and shy, Neyah lives in a rural African
village and longs for more time in
- Author: Bleckwehl, Mary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 306
- Publish Date: June 06 2023
- ISBN10: 1953491553
- Language: English
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The Day Gogo Went to Vote
$8.99 Add to cartIllustrated in rich pastels, this child’s-eye view of an important milestone in South African history allows young readers to experience every detail of this eventful day.
- Author: Sisulu, Elinor Batezat
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 01 1999
- ISBN10: 0316702714
- Language: English
