For sleepy little ones everywhere, Newbery Medalist Patricia MacLachlan offers a lyrical Tanzanian lullaby that follows a loving family through their day. The rhythm of the day’s activities creates the melody of the evening’s lullaby in this sweet song of family life along the banks of Lake Tanganyika. As the bright day shifts to twilight, the lantern on Baba’s boat twinkles in the distance, sending the baby off into a peaceful sleep on Mama’s shoulder. Inspired by a visit to her son, his wife,...
Antoinette and the Story of the Invisible Giraffes
by Alison McGregor
The Baboon King (Readers Circle (Laurel-Leaf))
by Anton Quintana
An extraordinary experience of life in the wild at the extremes of physical and psychological endurance...The baboons jumped up and down, screeching and gesticulating. Only the king had not yet moved. His silver-grey mane stood out. He pulled back his black lips repeatedly, baring his long yellow teeth, but that was all. Slowly Morengaru began to understand what this meant. He was being challenged - not by the whole group, but by the leader. Morengaru did not fire his deadly arrows at the king...
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 traditional Ashanti tale, Anansi sets out on a long, difficult journey. Threatened by Fish and Falcon, he is saved from terrible fates by his sons. But which of his sons should Anansi reward? Calling upon Nyame, the God of All Things, Anansi solves his predicament in a touching and highly resourceful fashion. In adapting this popular...
The Children of Light (Children of Light, #1)
by Elizabeth Adekunle and Adetoro Adekunle
Search for the sunset (West African True Stories, #2)
by Patrick Mballa
* A Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best Books of 2019 Selection * A Canadian Children's Book Center Best Books for Kids & Teens Pick *From debut author Tina Athaide comes a soaring tale of empathy, hope, and resilience, as two best friends living under Ugandan President Amin's divisive rule must examine where--and who--they call home.Perfect for fans of Half from the East and Inside Out and Back Again.Asha and her best friend, Yesofu, never cared about the differences between them: Indian....
For Kariuki, life in a small village in Kenya is one great adventure. The best part of his day is the walk home from school, when he is free from both his bullying headmaster and his mother's long list of chores. The landscape around his village is beautifully wild, and Kariuki knows it well. One day Kariuki meets Nigel, a boy from England who has come to visit his grandfather, the fearsome Bwana Ruin, who owns the farm where the villagers work. The villagers call Nigel the mzungu boy (westerner...
Join Sam Force on a fast-paced adventure through Egypt that's a mix of "Indiana Jones, National Treasure, and The Da Vinci Code" (School Library Journal) with the start to a brand-new series packed with puzzles and clues for readers to figure out along the way! When Sam Force goes to Egypt to spend the summer with his uncle Jasper, he's ready for the usual vacation filled with museums and lessons about the pharaohs and ancient gods. Instead, Sam arrives at the airport and learns that his uncle...