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Cover of A Gift From Childhood Memories Of An African Boyhood by Elspeth Huxley, a biography set in Africa for ages 8-12

A Gift From Childhood Memories Of An African Boyhood

Elspeth Huxley

8-12 Africa Chapter Books

Cover of A Long Walk To Water Based On A True Story by Linda Sue Park, a biography set in Africa for ages 11-14

A Long Walk To Water Based On A True Story

Linda Sue Park

11-14 Africa Middle Grade

Cover of A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Victoria Schwer, a biography set in Africa for ages Teens & Young Adults

A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier

Victoria Schwer

Teens & Young Adults Africa Young Adult

Cover of Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions (Picture Puffin Books) by Margaret Musgrove, a biography set in Africa for ages 5-9

Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions (Picture Puffin Books)

Margaret Musgrove

5-9 Africa Picture Books

Cover of Ballerina Dreams: From Orphan to Dancer (Step Into Reading, Step 4) by Michaela Deprince Elaine Deprince, a biography set in Africa for ages 5-9

Ballerina Dreams: From Orphan to Dancer (Step Into Reading, Step 4)

Michaela Deprince Elaine Deprince

5-9 Africa Chapter Books

Cover of Beatrices Goat by Page McBrier, a children's book set in Africa for ages 3-5

Beatrices Goat

Page McBrier

3-5 Africa Picture Books

Cover of Emmanuel’s Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah by Laurie Ann Thompson, a children's book set in Africa for ages 5-9

Emmanuel’s Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah

Laurie Ann Thompson

5-9 Africa Picture Books

Cover of Facing The Lion Growing Up Maasai On The African Savanna by Herman J. Viola, a biography set in Kenya for ages 11-14

Facing The Lion Growing Up Maasai On The African Savanna

Herman J. Viola

11-14 Kenya Middle Grade

Cover of I Will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Two Lives by David Lee, a biography set in Africa for ages 11-14

I Will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Two Lives

David Lee

11-14 Africa Middle Grade

Cover of Mama Africa!: How Miriam Makeba Spread Hope with Her Song by Kathryn Erskine, a biography set in South Africa for ages 5-9

Mama Africa!: How Miriam Makeba Spread Hope with Her Song

Kathryn Erskine

5-9 South Africa Picture Books

Cover of Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya by Donna Jo Napoli, a biography set in Kenya for ages 5-9

Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya

Donna Jo Napoli

5-9 Kenya Picture Books

Cover of Mandela: From the Life of the South African Statesman by Floyd Cooper, a biography set in South Africa for ages 5-9

Mandela: From the Life of the South African Statesman

Floyd Cooper

5-9 South Africa Picture Books

Cover of My Painted House My Friendly Chicken And Me by Maya Angelou, a biography set in South Africa for ages 3-5

My Painted House My Friendly Chicken And Me

Maya Angelou

3-5 South Africa Picture Books

Cover of One Plastic Bag Isatou Ceesay And The Recycling Women Of The Gambia Millbrook Picture Books by Miranda Paul, a biography set in Africa for ages 5-9

One Plastic Bag Isatou Ceesay And The Recycling Women Of The Gambia Millbrook Picture Books

Miranda Paul

5-9 Africa Picture Books

Cover of Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai (Frances Foster Books) by Claire A. Nivola, a biography set in Kenya for ages 8-12

Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai (Frances Foster Books)

Claire A. Nivola

8-12 Kenya Chapter Books

Cover of Seeds of Change: Wangari’s Gift to the World by Jen Cullerton Johnson, a children's book set in Kenya for ages 5-9

Seeds of Change: Wangari’s Gift to the World

Jen Cullerton Johnson

5-9 Kenya Picture Books

Cover of Shaka Rising: A Legend of the Warrior Prince (The African Graphic Novel Series) by Luke Molver, a biography set in Africa for ages 11-14

Shaka Rising: A Legend of the Warrior Prince (The African Graphic Novel Series)

Luke Molver

11-14 Africa Middle Grade

Cover of Sundiata: Lion King of Mali by Djibril Tamsir Niane, a children's book set in Africa for ages 5-9

Sundiata: Lion King of Mali

Djibril Tamsir Niane

5-9 Africa Picture Books

Cover of Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina by Michaela Deprince Elaine Deprince, a biography set in Africa for ages 11-14

Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina

Michaela Deprince Elaine Deprince

11-14 Africa Middle Grade

Cover of The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, Young Reader’s Edition by William Kamkwamba, a children's book set in Africa for ages 8-12

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, Young Reader’s Edition

William Kamkwamba

8-12 Africa Chapter Books

Cover of The Queen of Katwe: One Girl’s Triumphant Path to Becoming a Chess Champion by Tim Crothers, a biography set in Africa for ages Teens & Young Adults

The Queen of Katwe: One Girl’s Triumphant Path to Becoming a Chess Champion

Tim Crothers

Teens & Young Adults Africa Young Adult

Cover of Traveling Man The Journey Of Ibn Battuta 1325 1354 by James Rumford, a biography set in Morocco for ages 5-9

Traveling Man The Journey Of Ibn Battuta 1325 1354

James Rumford

5-9 Morocco Picture Books

Cover of Wangari Maathai The Woman Who Planted Millions Of Trees by Franck Prévot, a children's book set in Africa for ages 8-12

Wangari Maathai The Woman Who Planted Millions Of Trees

Franck Prévot

8-12 Africa Chapter Books

Cover of Wind, Sand and Stars (Harvest Book) by Bright Summaries, a children's book set in Africa for ages 11-14

Wind, Sand and Stars (Harvest Book)

Bright Summaries

11-14 Africa Middle Grade

Cover of Women in African History – Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti by Unesco, a biography set in Africa

Women in African History – Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti

Unesco

Africa All Ages

Cover of Women in African History – Njinga Mbandi by Unesco, a biography set in Africa

Women in African History – Njinga Mbandi

Unesco

Africa All Ages

Cover of Women in African History – The Women Soldiers of Dahomey by Unesco, a biography set in Africa

Women in African History – The Women Soldiers of Dahomey

Unesco

Africa All Ages

Cover of Women in African History – Wangari Maathai by Unesco, a biography set in Africa

Women in African History – Wangari Maathai

Unesco

Africa All Ages

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