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After returning to the United States, Peter's whole family misses the warmth and friendliness of their life in Africa, so Peter's father decides to look for another job there.

Hoping for the respect of her tribe and inspired by a dream, Kisana braves a dangerous journey to find the fruit of the baobab tree and a long-lost spring.

Walking through his village, a young African boy finds the materials to make a special toy.

Text and color photos teach readers what various shapes look like while telling the story of a little girl named Adaora, who hunts high and low in her African village for something in the shape of a triangle.

When her mother has a new baby, Elizabeti is given charge of her younger brother and finds it more difficult to take care of him than it was to care for her rock doll.

An overview of African history from prehistoric times to the present.

Introduces the history of the African continent from prehistoric times to the mid-nineteenth century.

Contains twenty-five stories by emerging and award-winning contemporary African writers.

Chronicles the struggle of African nations to become independent from European-rule and highlights heroic African leaders.

Tashi, an African woman married to an African-American missionary, struggles to deal with the psychological effects of the brutal circumcision she underwent in adolescence, which causes her son brain damage in birth and results in her facing a murder charge.

An anthology of critical essays that provide a wide range of information and opinion about the early twentieth-century novel "Heart of Darkness, " and its author Joseph Conrad.

Contains over twenty essays that present opposing viewpoints on issues relating to Africa, discussing economic development strategies, conflict resolution, human rights, and wildlife management.