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A funny, gripping and surprising story of a mixed-race British woman who goes in search of the African father she never knew, by award-winning author Chibundu Onuzo. Anna grew up in England with her white mother and knowing very little about her African father. In middle age, after separating from her husband and with her daughter all grown up, she finds herself alone and wondering who she really is. Her mother's death leads her to find her father's...
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English
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"Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand history – and then go out and change it." –President Barack Obama
Nelson Mandela was one of the great moral and political leaders of his time: an international hero whose lifelong dedication to the fight against racial oppression in South Africa won him the Nobel Peace Prize and the presidency of his country. After his triumphant release in 1990 from more...
Nelson Mandela was one of the great moral and political leaders of his time: an international hero whose lifelong dedication to the fight against racial oppression in South Africa won him the Nobel Peace Prize and the presidency of his country. After his triumphant release in 1990 from more...
4) However long the night: Molly Melching's journey to help millions of African women and girls triumph
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Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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"In However Long the Night, Aimee Molloy tells the unlikely and inspiring story of Molly Melching, an American woman whose experience as an exchange student in Senegal led her to found Tostan and dedicate almost four decades of her life to the girls and women of Africa"--Publisher's web site.
10) Safari, so good!
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Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
Description
The Cat takes Sally and Nick to Africa, where they meet some really big cats, and all sorts of other animals, too, including elephants, zebra, giraffe, hippos, warthogs, buffalo, baboons, side-striped jackals, spotted hyena, galagos, pythons, vipers, and six kinds of antelope! Young readers will learn how animals are either predators or prey, that elephants tend to favor one tusk over the other, how to tell the difference between a white and black...
11) South Africa
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Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Describes the geography, plants, animals, history, economy, languages, religions, sports, arts, and people of a country that shares land borders with six nations and surrounds one of them.
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
A collection of short stories and poems by authors from both continents about life in various African countries and some of the experiences and impressions of Americans in Africa and of Africans in America.
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Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2015
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English
Description
Frank McAllister has become wealthy in England, where he has lived for thirty years. He has a house in Notting Hill, a house in the New Forest, and a house near Cape Town. But more and more he feels alienated in England. As the book opens, he is preparing to go to South Africa with his lover, Nellie. He is also waiting anxiously for his daughter, Lucinda, to arrive from California, where she has been in rehab. Frank is a descendant of the Boer leader,...
18) Africa
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Series
Publisher
ABDO Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents an introduction to Africa, describing its climate, landforms, plants, animals, and people.
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Series
Very short introductions volume 160
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
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