The Other Side of Truth
by Beverley Naidoo
Age: 10+
Interests: current events, politics, refugees, Africa, immigration, violence, history, racism
The Other Side of Truth
07 Jun 2017 Leave a comment
in Books, books 10+, Uncategorized Tags: Africa, history, immigration, politics, racism, refugees, violence
Crafty Chameleon
02 Apr 2013 Leave a comment
in Books, books 2+ Tags: Africa, animals, folktales
GREENAWAY MEDAL WINNER – 1987
text by Mwenye Hadithi
illustrations by Adrienne Kennaway
Age: 2+
Interests: Africa, folktales, animals
Going Solo
05 Nov 2012 Leave a comment
in Books, books 10+ Tags: adventure, Africa, airplanes, autobiography, biography, history, nonfiction, travel, war
by Roald Dahl
London: Jonathan Cape, 1986
210 pp.
Age: 10+
Interests: biography, travel, Africa, adventure, airplanes, war, history
Also by Roald Dahl: Boy: Tales of Childhood (autobiography about the years preceding this book)
Related Posts: A Roald Dahl Reading List More
The Lion and the Mouse
18 Feb 2012 1 Comment
in Books, books 2+ Tags: Africa, animals, fables, lion, mice, wordless books
CALDECOTT MEDAL WINNER – 2010
by Jerry Pinkney
Little, Brown and Company, 2009
34 pp.
Age: 2+
Interests: mice, lions, animals, Africa, fables, wordless books
Also by this author: Little Red Hen, John Henry, Aesop’s Fables, Noah’s Ark
Next: a full collection of Aesop’s Fables
Shadow
05 Feb 2012 Leave a comment
in Books, books 7+ Tags: Africa, poetry
CALDECOTT MEDAL WINNER – 1983
Blaise Cendrars, original text
Marcia Brown, translation and illustrations
Scribner’s, 1982
36 pp.
Age: 7+
Interests: poetry, Africa
Also by this illustrator: Once a Mouse…, Cinderella, or The Little Glass Slipper , Stone Soup, Dick Whittington and His Cat, Puss in Boots, The Steadfast Tin Soldier
Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions
26 Jan 2012 Leave a comment
in Books, books 6+ Tags: Africa, alphabet, country life, family, folktales, geography, nonfiction
CALDECOTT MEDAL WINNER – 1977
Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions
Margaret Musgrove, text
Leo and Diane Dillon, illustrations
Dial Books, 1976 (now available: Picture Puffin Books)
28 pp.
Age: 6+
Interests: Africa, folklore, traditions, rituals, family life, alphabet books, geography
Also by these illustrators: Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears; The People Could Fly – The Picture Book; Who’s in Rabbit’s House: A Masai Tale; Pish, Posh Said Hieronymus Bosch
A Story A Story
15 Jan 2012 Leave a comment
in Books, books 3+ Tags: Africa, animals, folktales, gods, jungle
CALDECOTT MEDAL WINNER – 1971
an African Tale retold and illustrated by Gail E. Haley
Atheneum, 1970
32 pp.
Age: 3+
Interests: folktales, Africa, animals, gods
Also by this author/illustrator: The Post Office Cat
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears
27 Jul 2011 Leave a comment
in Books, books 4+ Tags: Africa, animals, folktales, insects, jungle
CALDECOTT MEDAL WINNER – 1976
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears
by Verna Aardema
illustrations by Leo and Diane Dillon
New York: Dial Books, 1975
28 pp.
Age: 4+
Interests: jungle animals, African folktales, mosquitoes
Also by this author: Who’s in Rabbit’s House?, Oh Kojo! How could you!
Also by these illustrators: Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions
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