Africa
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An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner)
$18.99 Add to cartA Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Book
#1 New York Times Bestselling and award-
A 2023 New York Times Best Children’s Book
A 2023 Publisher’s Weekly Best Picture Book
An NPR Best Book of the Year- Author: Alexander, Kwame
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 56
- Publish Date: January 03, 2023
- ISBN10: 031647312X
- Language: English
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River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile
$19.00 Add to cartNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – The harrowing story of one of the great feats of exploration of all time and its complicated legacy–from the New York Times bestselling author of The River of Doubt and De… [more below]
- Author: Millard, Candice
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: May 23 2023
- ISBN10: 0525435646
- Language: English
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Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives
$31.00 Read moreThe revelatory New York Times and Publishers Weekly bestseller, shortlisted for the Financial Times Best Business Book of the Year Award.
An unflinching investigation reveals the human rights abuses- Author: Kara, Siddharth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: January 31 2023
- ISBN10: 1250284309
- Language: English
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When Stars Are Scattered
$13.99 Add to cartA National Book Award Finalist, this remarkable graphic novel is about growing up in a refugee camp, as told by a former Somali refugee to the Newbery Honor-winning creator of Roller Girl.
Omar and hi- Author: Jamieson, Victoria
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: April 14, 2020
- ISBN10: 0525553908
- Language: English
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Young Readers Edition
$9.99 Add to cartNow a Netflix film starring and directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor, this is a gripping memoir of survival and perseverance about the heroic young inventor who brought electricity to his Malawian village.
W- Author: Kamkwamba, William
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: January 05, 2016
- ISBN10: 0147510422
- Language: English
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A Long Walk to Water
$12.99 Add to cartLarge Print�s increased font size and wider line spacing maximizes reading legibility, and has been proven to advance comprehension, improve fluency, reduce eye fatigue, and boost engagement in
- Author: Park, Linda Sue
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 221
- Publish Date: January 22 2020
- ISBN10: 1432875922
- Language: English
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A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story
$9.99 Add to cartCherished by millions of readers, this #1 New York Times bestselling novel is a powerful tale of perseverance and hope. Newbery Medalist Linda Sue Park interweaves the stories of two Sudanese children
- Author: Park, Linda Sue
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 04, 2011
- ISBN10: 0547577311
- Language: English
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Africa and Byzantium
$65.00 Add to cartThe first exploration of the artistic and cultural intersections of the African continent and the Byzantine world
Medieval art history has long emphasized the glories of the Byzantine Empire, but les- Author: Myers Achi, Andrea
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: November 28 2023
- ISBN10: 1588397718
- Language: English
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Great Kingdoms of Africa
$34.95 Add to cartA groundbreaking, sweeping overview of the great kingdoms in African history and their legacies, written by world-leading experts.
This is the first book for nonspecialists to explore the great preco- Author: Parker, John
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: March 21, 2023
- ISBN10: 0520395670
- Language: English
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Mdw Dtr: Divine Speech: A Historiographical Reflection of African Deep Thought from the Time of the Pharaohs to the Present Paperback
$21.95 Add to cart- Author: Carruthers, Jacob H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 194
- Publish Date: January 06, 1995
- ISBN10: 0907015948
- Language: English
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In Bibi’s Kitchen: The Recipes and Stories of Grandmothers from the Eight African Countries That Touch the Indian Ocean [A Cookbook]
$35.00 Add to cartJAMES BEARD AWARD WINNER – Grandmothers from eight eastern African countries welcome you into their kitchens to share flavorful recipes and stories of family, love, and tradition in this transporting … [more below]
- Author: Hassan, Hawa
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 13, 2020
- ISBN10: 1984856731
- Language: English
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Seeds of Change: Planting a Path to Peace
$20.95 Add to cartJohn Steptoe Award for New Talent in Illustrations – American Library Association (ALA)
A picture book biography of scientist Wangari Maathai, the first African woman–and first environmentalist–to wi
- Author: Cullerton Johnson, Jen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: April 01 2010
- ISBN10: 160060367X
- Language: English
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We Are Heirs of the World’s Revolutions: Speeches from the Burkina Faso Revolution 1983-87
$10.00 Add to cartOur revolution in Burkina Faso draws on the totality of man’s experiences since the first breath of humanity. We wish to be the heirs of all the revolutions of the world, of all the liberation struggl… [more below]
- Author: Sankara, Thomas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 111
- Publish Date: January 01 2007
- ISBN10: 0873489896
- Language: English
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The Last Slave Ship: The True Story of How Clotilda Was Found, Her Descendants, and an Extraordinary Reckoning
$20.00 Add to cartThe “enlightening” (The Guardian) true story of the last ship to carry enslaved people to America, the remarkable town its survivors’ founded after emancipation, and the complicated legacy their desce
- Author: Raines, Ben
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: January 24, 2023
- ISBN10: 1982136154
- Language: English
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The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu and Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts
$18.00 Add to cart**New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice**
To save ancient Arabic texts from Al Qaeda, a band of librarians pulls off a brazen heist worthy of Ocean’s Eleven in this “fast-paced narrative that is.- Author: Hammer, Joshua
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: April 04, 2017
- ISBN10: 1476777411
- Language: English
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Akata Woman
$12.99 Add to cartAkata Woman is the New York Times bestselling third book in the series that started with Akata Witch, named one of Time magazine’s “100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time” and “100 Best YA Books of All Ti
- Series: The Nsibidi Scripts
- Author: Okorafor, Nnedi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: January 17, 2023
- ISBN10: 0451480597
- Language: English
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Njinga of Ndongo and Matamba
$19.99 Read moreNjinga of Ndongo and Matamba book follows the story of a renowned African legend named Queen Njinga and serves to teach the historical truth behind her inspirational story in a way that is relatable t… [more below]
- Author: Aire, Ekiuwa
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: May 01 2021
- ISBN10: 177711795X
- Language: English
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The Banana-Leaf Ball: How Play Can Change the World
$18.99 Read moreSeparated from his family when they were forced to flee their home, a young East African boy named Deo lives alone in the Lukole refugee camp in Tanzania. With scarce resources at the camp, bullies ha
- Series: CitizenKid
- Author: Milway, Katie Smith
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 04, 2017
- ISBN10: 1771383313
- Language: English
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Africa, Amazing Africa: Country by Country
$21.99 Add to cartDiscover 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- Author: Atinuke
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: November 16 2021
- ISBN10: 1536205370
- Language: English
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Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti
$9.99 Add to cartA 1973 Caldecott Honor Book.
Anansi the Spider is one of the great folk heroes of the world. He is a rogue, a mischief maker, and a wise, lovable creature who triumphs over larger foes. In this tradit- Series: Cbb #49
- Author: McDermott, Gerald
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: March 15 1987
- ISBN10: 0805003118
- Language: English
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