Mark of the Lion
• Suzanne Arruda
MYSTERY •
2007 •
PAPER
• 336 PAGES
In 1919, when most women only dream of adventure, Jade del Cameron lives it. After driving an ambulance along the front lines of World War I, the intrepid photojournliast sets off for Kenya determined to fulfill a man's dying wish -- and never expecting to become involved in murder. Suzanne Arruda is a former zookeeper turned science teacher and freelance writer. An avid hiker and outdoorswoman, she lives in Kansas with her husband and daughters.
(EAF342, $15.00) |
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African Plains Coloring Book
• Dianne Gaspas-Ettl
NATURAL HISTORY •
1996 •
PAPER
• 48 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
With 41 well-researched, excellently rendered scenes, this absorbing book introduces children to African wildlife and habitats, including a giraffe at a water hole, a cheetah with its young on an abandoned termite mound, and a yellow-winged bat amid the blossoms of the baobab tree. Descriptive captions accompany each illustration.
(EAF164, $3.99) |
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Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain, A Nandi Tale
• Verna Aardema
LITERATURE •
1983 •
PAPER
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
One in a series of brightly illustrated, rhyming tales for young children set in Africa.
(EAF360, $7.99) |
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Face to Face With Leopards
• Dereck & Beverly Joubert
NATURAL HISTORY •
2009 •
HARD COVER
• 32 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
You're crouched in the African bush, camera at the ready, waiting for one of nature's loners. It's dark. It's scary. National Geographic Explorers-in-Residence Dereck and Beverly Joubert take you closer to the mystery of the magnificent leopard and make a passionate plea to young readers to help secure a future for wildlife.
(BST139, $16.95) |
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Here Is the African Savanna
• Madeleine Dunphy
• Tom Leonard
SCIENCE •
2006 •
PAPER
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
Rhyming verse and colorful illustrations introduce young readers to the animals, habitat and ecosystem of the African savanna.
(EAF186, $9.95) |
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How It Was With Dooms, A True Story from Africa
• Xan Hopcraft
NATURAL HISTORY •
2000 •
PAPER
• 64 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
A moving, if sentimental, story about the love between a boy and his pet cheetah, aimed at kids ages 4-8. Ten-year-old Xan tells about the life of Dooms, the cheetah who was rescued from the wild, learned to live and hunt for himself, but remained an integral part of the Hopcraft family ranch in Kenya.
(EAF37, $18.99) |
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Jambo Means Hello, Swahili Alphabet Book
• Muriel Feelings
• Tom Feelings
LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS •
1995 •
PAPER
• 56 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
A highly recommended introduction to the people and culture of East Africa -- and basic words in Swahili -- for younger readers, ages 4-8. With black-and-white illustrations by Tom and text by Muriel, the husband-and-wide team who have also produced an award-winning counting book in Swahili.
(EAF100, $6.99) |
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Lala Salama, A Tanzanian Lullaby
• Patricia MacLachlan
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2011 •
HARD COVER
• 40 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
Inspired by a visit to her son, his wife and their child in Tanzania, Newbery medallist Patricia MacLachlan writes a gentle story of a Maasai family's day from sunup to sundown. Rich, beautifully detailed illustrations by Elizabeth Zunon offer a restful complement to the Swahili refrain "lala salama" -- an invocation to "sleep well."
(EAF381, $16.99) |
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Me... Jane
• Patrick McDonnell
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2011 •
HARD COVER
• 40 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
Young Jane Goodall's formative years are re-imagined in this captivating picture book. In his characteristic heartwarming style, Patrick McDonnell tells the story of the young Jane Goodall and her special childhood toy chimpanzee named Jubilee. As the young Jane observes the natural world around her with wonder, she dreams of "a life living with and helping all animals," until one day she finds that her dream has come true; the book end with a photograph of the adult Goodall in the field.
(EAF385, $15.99) |
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Moja Means One, Swahili Counting Book
• Muriel Feelings
• Tom Feelings
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
1992 •
PAPER
• 56 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
Tom provides richly detailed illustrations to accompany Muriel's presentation of the numbers one to ten in Swahili. Intended for children ages 4-8, it's a nice introduction to the culture of East Africa. A reprint of the 1972 Caldecott Honor book.
(EAF99, $6.99) |
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Serengeti Journey, On Safari in Africa
• Gare Thompson
NATURAL HISTORY •
2006 •
HARD COVER
• 48 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
A fun and informative overview of the Serengeti and its wildlife for readers ages 4 to 8.
(EAF150, $17.90) |
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Wangari's Trees of Peace, A True Story from Africa
• Jeanette Winter
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2008 •
HARD COVER
• 32 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
An illustrated biography of Wangari Mathaai, founder of the Kenyan Green Belt Movement and winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize for her work in Kenya.
(EAF188, $17.00) |
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African Wildlife Trivia
• Dawid van Lill
NATURAL HISTORY •
2008 •
PAPER
• 128 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
Did you know that East Africa has more native mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians than any other part of the world? Full of facts and fun, this primer on African animals and insects contains eye-catching illustrations and info on African geography.
(AFR227, $12.95) |
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Ashanti to Zulu, African Traditions
• Leo Dillon
• Diane Dillon
• Margaret Musgrove
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
1976 •
PAPER
• 32 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
A full-color introduction to 26 different African cultures, arranged from A to Z. Intended for kids ages 9-12, this classic won the Dillons their second Caldecott Medal for best illustration in a children's book.
(AFR73, $6.99) |
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Eyewitness Elephant
• Ian Redmond
• Dave King
NATURAL HISTORY •
2000 •
HARD COVER
• 63 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
A vivid introduction to the elephant, in the colorful Eyewitness visual style. With plenty of background on the natural history of the elephant, including description of its behavior and social habits. Geared for children ages 9-12.
(BST44, $16.99) |
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In Our Village, Kambi ya Simba Through the Eyes of its Youth
• Students at Awet Secondary School i
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
2006 •
PAPER
• 74 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
A project of the nonprofit organization, What Kids Can Do, this inspiring book documents life in a Tanzanian village as seen by students at Awet Secondary School. With a map of Tanzania, many color photographs, Swahili glossary and other features.
(EAF348, $10.95) |
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Listening For Lions
• Gloria Whelan
LITERATURE •
2007 •
PAPER
• 194 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
National Book Award-winning Whelan sketches the Kikuyu and the Maasai people and the life and landscape of East Africa after the Great War in this absorbing, old-fashioned tale of sudddenty orphaned 13-year old Rachel and her love of Africa. Geared for ages 9-11.
(EAF179, $5.99) |
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My Life with the Chimpanzees
• Jane Goodall
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
1996 •
PAPER
• 156 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
The celebrated naturalist recounts her childhood wish to work with animals and her excursions into the wilds of Africa, where she performed history-making studies on the leopards, lions, and, especially, chimpanzees.
(EAF343, $6.99) |
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The Place of Lions
• Eric Campbell
NATURAL HISTORY •
1995 •
PAPER
• 208 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
In this engaging tale, 14-year-old Chris and his father are involved in a plane crash en route to Tanzania, leaving them stranded on the Serengeti Plain. Chris then embarks on a heroic 30-mile journey to find help and befriends an aging lion along the way.
(EAF168, $13.95) |
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A Girl Named Disaster
• Nancy Farmer
LITERATURE •
1998 •
PAPER
• 309 PAGES
• YOUNG ADULTS
A gripping introduction to Zimbabwe, the Shona people and their ideas about the spirit world. To save her village from a cholera epidemic, 11-year-old Nhamo must consent to marry a stranger. With her wedding day approaching, Nhamo flees her native Mozambique and embarks on a year-long odyssey to Zimbabwe -- a journey fraught with danger from wild animals and malevolent spirits. This rich, rewarding young-adult novel was a Newbery Honor book.
(ZIM09, $7.99) |
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East Africa, Peoples and Cultures Of Africa,
• Peter ( Mitchell
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
2006 •
HARD COVER
• 112 PAGES
• YOUNG ADULTS
This geographically organized introduction to the African continent includes coverage of ethnic groups, performing arts, literature, religion, social life and customs. Each volume in this set, geared toward young adults, includes color photographs and illustrations.
(EAF363, $39.00) |
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Elephant Tears, Mask of the Elephant
• Richard Trout
MYSTERY •
2006 •
HARD COVER
• 241 PAGES
• YOUNG ADULTS
The second novel in the action-packed, fact-filled, techno-thriller MacGregor Family Adventure Series. Zoologist Dr. Jack MacGregor, his paleontologist wife Mavis and their three teens team up against poachers in Kenya to save endangered animals.
(EAF151, $16.99) |
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Going Solo
• Roald Dahl
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2009 •
PAPER
• 224 PAGES
• YOUNG ADULTS
With its large print and album-like photographs, this autobiography is packaged for ages 12 and up, but both young and old will delight in Dahl's recollections of life as a Royal Air Force pilot in WWII, featuring his adventures in Tanzania (then called Tanganyika).
(EAF78, $6.99) |
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Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales
• Nelson Mandela
LITERATURE •
2007 •
PAPER
• 144 PAGES
• FAMILY
A wide-ranging collection of stories from all over the continent, the majority traditional folktales from Southern Africa. With handsome full-color illustrations throughout, a map, and notes on contributors. A team of expert folklorists, poets and authors transcribe the tales, each selected by Mandela.
(AFR135, $16.95) |
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Tall Blondes, A Book About Giraffes
• Lynn Sherr
NATURAL HISTORY •
1997 •
HARD COVER
• 128 PAGES
• FAMILY
A giraffe-lover's guide to giraffes, not incidentally written by a tall blond person (and ABC correspondent). The author writes enthusiastically about the Giraffe Center outside Nairobi. With color illustrations throughout, this book will appeal to the whole family.
(AFR79, $19.99) |
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