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Author
Publisher
Dawn Publications
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
This grasslands variation of the classic song "Over in the Meadow" introduces animals and their offspring that dwell on the savanna of Africa, from a mother zebra and her "little calf one" to a "cunning father jackal and his little pups ten." Includes information about the African savanna, a glossary of the animals, activities, and other "tips from the author."
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Libros Para Ninos/Nick, Jr
Pub. Date
2007
Language
Español
Description
Diego va a un safari en �Africa. Pero todos los elefantes se han convertido en rocas debido a las acciones de una hechicera. Entonces Diego anda en una misi�on de rescate para salvar a los elefantes y, al mismo tiempo, descubre en el camino a muchos otros animales.
Diego is headed to Africa for a safari, but someone has turned all of the elephants into rocks. He undertakes an exciting safari rescue mission to save the elephants and meets all...
85) Little Leo
Author
Publisher
Aladdin Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"As Little Leo and his mother walk along the riverbank in the African grasslands, he watches all the animals playing and leaping around and gets an idea...what if he jumped to the top of that mountain in the distance? The young lion cub leaps again and again. But he trips over his paws, falls into mud, and never makes the top of the ledge. He assures Mama he only missed because of the way the wind was blowing or maybe the bugs that flew in his face--next...
86) Jungle drums
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Tired of being teased, Ngiri, the smallest warthog in Africa, uses a set of magic drums to make wishes, but he is not careful enough and makes the rift between the Warthogs and the beautiful Other Beasts even worse.
Author
Series
Nadia Knox volume 1
Publisher
Plum Street Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
For as long as she can remember, Nadia and her younger brother, Chris, have been tagging along with their parents as they travel the world searching for the untold stories of ancient societies, including the Kamju, a civilization hidden deep in the wilds of Uganda. Nadia knows how important this discovery could be to her parents, but she can't shake the feeling that something is wrong. After all, wouldn't there be more than legends and whispers of...
88) The hidden star
Author
Publisher
Cassava Republic Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Nolitye lives in a shack with her mother Thembi in Phola, a dusty township on the edge of Johannesburg. She is good at maths and likes collecting stones, which she places in a bucket under her bed. She also has unusual powers: she can communicate with dogs. Nolitye has two close friends, Bheki, who is overweight, and the bespectacled Four Eyes, who join with her to resist the bullying from Rotten Nellie and her gang of Spoilers. One day, Nolitye...
Author
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A biracial girl living in post-apartheid South Africa is determined to unveil the mystery of her white mother's hidden past"--
When Amandla wakes up on her fifteenth birthday, she knows it's going to be one of her mother's difficult days. Her mother has had another vision. This one involves Amandla wearing a bedsheet loosely stitched as a dress. An outfit, her mother says, is certain to bring Amandla's father back home, as if he were the prince...
90) Fly high, Lolo
Author
Series
Lolo volume 4
Publisher
Catalyst Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"More fun is on the way for Lolo in Fly High, Lolo, the fourth book in Niki Daly's Lolo series for beginning readers. Lolo is kind-hearted, creative, full of joy, and- whether it's making homemade Christmas decorations from recycled plastics, or stepping in when the school play goes awry-she always knows just what to do to save the day! In this collection of easy-to-read stories, we meet Lolo, a girl who lives in South Africa with her mother and grandmother,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Tommy Nelson
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Join Zoey the zebra as she searches across Africa for the best way to say good night. She sees the bedtime routine of lions, warthogs, monkeys, and more -- but which one is the very best? Teaching little ones to celebrate differences while appreciating the blessing of their own unique family, How Do You Say Good Night? is a great way to introduce the concept of diversity in a fun and respectful way while also fostering an attitude of gratitude.
92) Steeplejack
Author
Series
Alternative detective volume 1
Publisher
Tor Teen, a Tom Doherty Associates Book
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Seventeen-year-old Anglet Sutonga lives repairing the chimneys, towers, and spires of the city of Bar-Selehm. Dramatically different communities live and work alongside each other. The white Feldish command the nation's higher echelons of society. The native Mahweni are divided between city life and the savannah. And then there's Ang, part of the Lani community who immigrated over generations ago as servants and now mostly live in poverty on Bar-Selehm's...