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Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters, An African Tale


by John Steptoe

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1987
  • HARD COVER
  • 32 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

A traditional Zimbabwan folktale as adapted and illustrated for younger readers, ages 4-8. (SAF114, $17.99)

Africa, Cultural Atlas for Young People

Africa, Cultural Atlas for Young People


by Jocelyn Murray

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 96 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

Anthropologist Jocelyn Murray provides an illustrated overview of African cultures and history, including an introduction to the landscape and a two-page spread on each nation. (AFR58, $35.00)

Eyewitness Elephant

Eyewitness Elephant


by Ian Redmond | Dave King

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2000
  • HARD COVER
  • 63 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

With plenty of background on the natural history of the elephant, including description of its behavior and social habits. (BST44, $16.99)

Out of Bounds: Seven Stories of Conflict and Hope

Out of Bounds: Seven Stories of Conflict and Hope


by Beverley Naidoo

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 175 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

For almost 50 years, apartheid forced the young people of South Africa to live apart as Blacks, Whites, Indians and "Coloreds." These stories by Carnegie Medalist Naidoo dramatize young people's choices in a beautiful country made ugly by injustice. Each short story is set in a different decade during the turbulent years from 1948 to 2000, and portrays powerful fictional characters caught up in very real events. (SAF173, $6.99)

The Eye, the Ear and the Arm

The Eye, the Ear and the Arm


by Nancy Farmer

  • LITERATURE
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 311 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

A science fiction/ fantasy novel set in a Zimbabwe of the future. (ZIM10, $6.99)

The Year the Gypsies Came

The Year the Gypsies Came


by Linzi Glass

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER
  • 260 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

Set in 1960s Johannesburg, this young adult novel tells the story of a white girl whose privileged life is shaken by the arrival of a wandering family into her home and the arrest of a good friend at the hands of the apartheid regime. (SAF172, $16.95)

Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales

Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales


by Nelson Mandela

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 144 PAGES
  • FAMILY

A team of folklorists, poets and authors present these wide-ranging, beautifully illustrated tales from all over the continent, including many traditional stories from Nelson Mandela's youth. (AFR135, $16.95)

 

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