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FATHER'S DAY

City of Fortune, How Venice Ruled the Seas

Roger Crowley

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PROVENCE & THE COTE D'AZUR

A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France

Georgeanne Brennan

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OUR FAVORITES

Arctic Dreams

Barry Lopez

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PENGUIN CLASSICS

The Log from the Sea of Cortez

John Steinbeck

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AFRICAN SPLENDOUR

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African Plains Coloring Book

African Plains Coloring Book


by Dianne Gaspas-Ettl

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 48 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

These 41 charming illustrations introduce diverse East African wildlife and habitats, from gamboling rock hyraxes to herds of hippo and zebras, roosting guineafowl and the aardvark. (EAF164, $3.99)

Big Cats

Big Cats


by Seymour Simon

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 40 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

A full-color introduction to the life of big cats around the world, including the tiger, lion, leopard, puma, cheetah, jaguar, and snow leopard. Intended for children ages 4-8. (BST46, $6.99)

Here Is the African Savanna

Here Is the African Savanna


by 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)

Jambo Means Hello, Swahili Alphabet Book

Jambo Means Hello, Swahili Alphabet Book


by Muriel Feelings | Tom Feelings

  • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 56 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

Young travelers and their parents will delight in this memorably illustrated introduction to the people and culture of East Africa, which presents a word, with its English translation, for each of the 24 letters in the Swahili alphabet. (EAF100, $6.99)

Moja Means One, Swahili Counting Book

Moja Means One, Swahili Counting Book


by 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, this Caldecott Honor book is packed with the sights and sounds of East Africa. (EAF99, $6.99)

Planting the Trees of Kenya, The Story of Wangari Maathai

Planting the Trees of Kenya, The Story of Wangari Maathai


by Claire A. Nivola

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 32 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

Watercolor illustrations and lyrical prose combine to tell the remarkable true story of Wangari Maathai, the winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize, who changed the fate of her village in the highlands of Kenya by teaching her people how to care for it. (EAF189, $16.99)

Serengeti Journey, On Safari in Africa

Serengeti Journey, On Safari in Africa


by 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)

The Day Gogo Went to Vote


by Elinor Batezat Sisulu

  • LITERATURE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

A richly illustrated, inspiring book. When black South Africans are finally given the right to vote, Thembi goes with his great-grandmother Gogo to vote for the first time in her life. (SAF212, $6.99)

Wangari's Trees of Peace, A True Story from Africa

Wangari's Trees of Peace, A True Story from Africa


by 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)

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)

Ashanti to Zulu, African Traditions

Ashanti to Zulu, African Traditions


by 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)

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)

Facing the Lion, Growing Up Maasai on the African Savanna

Facing the Lion, Growing Up Maasai on the African Savanna


by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 127 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

A memoir for young readers about a boy growing up in a nomadic tribe in Kenya and moving to the United States to attend boarding school. (EAF127, $15.95)

Listening For Lions

Listening For Lions


by Gloria Whelan

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 194 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

Plucked from her life among the Maasai and Kikuyu people in East Africa after the Great War, young Rachel fights for her family and the life she had in rural Africa in this absorbing novel for middle schoolers. (EAF179, $5.99)

The Place of Lions

The Place of Lions


by Eric Campbell

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 208 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

Stranded on the Serengeti after a plane crash, 14-year old Chris goes for help -- and befriends an aging lion along the way -- in this young adult thriller. With a glossary of Kiswahaili words and a strong sense of both the culture and landscapes of East Africa. (EAF168, $13.95)

The White Giraffe

The White Giraffe


by Lauren St. John

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

Myth mixes with reality on a South African wildlife preserve when young Martine discovers a white giraffe and the dangers which threaten both the animal and her new home. (SAF182, $6.99)

Elephant Tears, Mask of the Elephant

Elephant Tears, Mask of the Elephant


by 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)

Going Solo

Going Solo


by Roald Dahl

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

With its large print and album-like photographs, both young and old will delight in Dahl's recollections of his adventures as a WWII-era Royal Air Force pilot in Tanzania and Greece. (EAF78, $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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