Cultural Region/African
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Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda
$21.99 Add to cartFor the first time in the United States comes the tragic and profoundly important story of the legendary Canadian general who “watched as the devil took control of paradise on earth and fed on the blo… [more below]
- Author: Dallaire, Roméo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 592
- Publish Date: March 11 2005
- ISBN10: 0786715103
- Language: English
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The Girl Who Married a Skull and Other African Stories: And Other African Stories
$15.00 Add to cart“Dynamic and thought-provoking.” – KIRKUS
Have you heard the one about the skull who borrowed body parts to pass himself off as a human so he could trick the village beauty into marriage? No? Well, w- Series: Cautionary Fables and Fairytales
- Author: McDonald, Kel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 209
- Publish Date: December 25 2018
- ISBN10: 1945820241
- Language: English
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Children of the Quicksands
$18.99 Add to cartA richly imagined magical adventure set in West Africa by a prize-winning new voice in children’s writing, Children of the Quicksands introduces readers to Yoruba myths and legends while showcasing t
- Author: Traoré, Efua
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: July 26 2022
- ISBN10: 1338781928
- 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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Ndima Ndima
$19.99 Add to cartFrom debut Zimbabwean writer Tsitsi Mapepa comes the saga of the four Taha sisters, and the indomitable matriarch who carried her daughters-and her community–through times of drought and violence in … [more below]
- Author: Mapepa, Tsitsi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 274
- Publish Date: November 07 2023
- ISBN10: 194639596X
- Language: English
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No Edges: Swahili Stories
$16.95 Add to cartSwahili is the future. The first collection of Swahili fiction in English translation, No Edges introduces eight East African writers from Tanzania and Kenya as they share tales of sorcerers, Nairobi … [more below]
- Series: Calico #7
- Author: Coolidge, Sarah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: April 11 2023
- ISBN10: 1949641457
- Language: English
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Voices of Color: 50 Scenes and Monologues by African American Playwrights
$22.43 Add to cartVoices of Color is a trailblazing collection of scenes and monologues by African American playwrights. This major omnibus of contemporary American writing will serve as a primary resource for African … [more below]
- Series: Applause Books
- Author: King, Woodie, Jr.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 260
- Publish Date: February 01 2000
- ISBN10: 1557831742
- Language: English
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The Essential Ginsberg
$19.99 Add to cartFeaturing the legendary and groundbreaking poem “Howl,” this remarkable volume showcases a selection of Allen Ginsberg’s poems, songs, essays, letters, journals, and interviews and contains sixteen pa
- Author: Ginsberg, Allen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: May 26 2015
- ISBN10: 0062362283
- Language: English
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The Life of Olaudah Equiano
$10.00 Read moreSlave narratives are powerful indictments of the horrors of slavery and oppression, invaluable not only for the stories they tell but also for the consistently high quality of their literary style. Th
- Series: Dover Thrift Editions
- Author: Equiano, Olaudah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: January 26 1999
- ISBN10: 048640661X
- Language: English
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Cornrows
$17.99 Read moreA Coretta Scott King Award Winner for Illustration
Every design has a name and means something in the powerful past and present richness o
A Notable Children’s Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies- Author: Yarbrough, Camille
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: April 18 2023
- ISBN10: 0593625072
- Language: English
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Las Bellas Hijas de Mufaro: Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters (Spanish Edition) a Caldecott Award Winner
$9.99 Add to cartThis 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.
Mufaro tiene dos bellas hijas. Nyasha es arn… [more below]
- Series: Reading Rainbow Books
- Author: Steptoe, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 17 2002
- ISBN10: 0688154816
- Language: Spanish
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The Committee
$22.95 Add to cartThis wry take on Kafka’s novel The Trial revolves around its narrator’s attempts to petition successfully the elusive ruling body of his country, known simply as “the Committee.” Consequences for his
- Series: Middle East Literature in Translation
- Author: Ibrahim, Sonallah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: November 01 2001
- ISBN10: 0815607261
- Language: English
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African Proverbs for All Ages
$20.99 Read moreAfrican Proverbs for All Ages is a beautifully-illustrated, engaging picture book about the power of proverbs, how they evolve over time, and the wisdom of various cultures in Africa.
It has been said- Author: Cole, Johnnetta Betsch
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: November 30 2021
- ISBN10: 1250756065
- Language: English
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First Peoples Shared Stories: Gothic Fantasy
$30.00 Add to cartA mix of new stories from submissions and classic oral traditions from around the world exploring the nature, origins and aspirations of the first peoples across America, Oceania, Africa and Asia.
Fol- Series: Gothic Fantasy
- Author: Morris, Paula
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: November 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1839649429
- Language: English
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Hooray for Anna Hibiscus!
$7.99 Read moreJoin Anna Hibiscus and her big, bustling family in the second of Atinuke’s engaging illustrated chapter-book series set in modern Nigeria.
Anna Hibiscus lives in Africa, amazing Africa. She’s surroun- Series: Anna Hibiscus
- Author: Atinuke
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: January 10 2023
- ISBN10: 1536225258
- Language: English
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Cry of the Kalahari
$22.99 Add to cart“A remarkable story beautifully told…Among such classics as Goodall’s In the Shadow of Man and Fossey’s Gorillas in the Mist.”–Chicago Tribune
Carrying little more than a change of clothes and a p- Author: Owens, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: October 15 1992
- ISBN10: 0395647800
- Language: English
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Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti (Caldecott Honor Book)
$22.99 Read moreA 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- Author: McDermott, Gerald
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: May 15 1972
- ISBN10: 080500310X
- Language: English
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Ghost Season
$28.95 Read moreA mysterious burnt corpse appears one morning in Saraaya, a remote border town between northern and southern Sudan. For five strangers on an NGO compound, the discovery foreshadows trouble to come. So
- Author: Abbas, Fatin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: January 10 2023
- ISBN10: 1324001747
- Language: English
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Into Africa
$50.00 Add to cartJourney Into Africa through the lens of National Geographic photographer Frans Lanting, whose images have created an enduring vision of Africa’s diverse landscapes and wildlife.
Experience the wonders- Author: Lanting, Frans
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: October 10 2017
- ISBN10: 1608878899
- Language: English
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Serengeti: Plains of Grass
$18.99 Read moreAward-winning science poetry master Leslie Bulion presents a lyrical salute to Africa’s Serengeti Plain, one of the most spectacular and productive ecosystems on Earth.
Leslie Bulion, a virtuoso scien- Author: Bulion, Leslie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: March 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1682631915
- Language: English
