Peoples of the World (Peoples of the world)
An exploration of peoples south of the Sahara, discussing culture, family structure, dress, nutrition, education, industry, religion, history, population, land, and climate.
Welcome to Somalia! See camels walking across the hot desert. Visit caves with ancient paintings. Find out about this African country and its people, animals and land.
Ancient Egypt
Cultures of the World (Third Edition, Group 25)(R) (Cultures of the World (Third Edition)(R))
by Debbie Nevins
Ancient Egypt (Pack of 2)
South Africa (Key History for GCSE)
by Hamish Macdonald and Barry Williamson
"Key History for GCSE" offers a cost-effective approach to resourcing the new GCSE syllabuses, as one core book covers all the Modern World syllabus requirements. The series is practical and flexible - the core book is supplemented by topic books providing resources for Modern World and Schools History Project Depth Studies. Teachers will enjoy a comprehensive support package. Each pupils' book is supported by a fully integrated teacher's resource guide, providing worksheets for mixed abilities,...
A Leader with Courage (Black Legacy Lessons Books, #1)
by Frank E Dobson and Jasmin N Dobson M Ed
Benin 900-1897 CE (The History Detective In) (History Detective Investigates)
by Alice Harman
The Benin Empire, one of the Yoruba Kingdoms, was at its height between 1300 and 1700. It was a highly organized society with a strict social heirarchy. Benin was an area located near modern southern Nigeria, which was founded by the Edo speaking people. The son of the Ife King, Obe Eweka became ruler of Benin and changed the village system of kinship into a monarchy. The great Benin Empire made remarkable achievements in science, administration, technology, political organization, architectures...
As a leader of the black struggle against apartheid in the 1950s, Mandela was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1962. After 28 years in prison, he was released in 1990. In April 1994, he was elected President of a new democratic South Africa. This book tells the story of his life.
The Skull in the Rock (Science & Nature)
by Lee Berger and Marc Aronson
From the fossil hunter who discovered the Homo naledi fossils in September 2015, this book is an amazing account of Lee Berger’s 2008 hunt -- with the help of his curious 9-year-old son -- for a previously unknown species of ape-like creatures that may have been direct ancestors of modern humans. The discovery of two remarkably well preserved, two-million-year-old fossils of an adult female and young male, known as Australopiitecus sediba, has been hailed as one of the most important archaeologi...
Facing the Lion (Biography)
by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman J. Viola
Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton gives American kids a firsthand look at growing up in Kenya as a member of a tribe of nomads whose livelihood centers on the raising and grazing of cattle. Readers share Lekuton's first encounter with a lion, the epitome of bravery in the warrior tradition. They follow his mischievous antics as a young Maasai cattle herder, coming-of-age initiation, boarding school escapades, soccer success, and journey to America for college. Lekuton's riveting text combines exotic deta...