Lexile measure 570; Ages 4-8; PrK-Gr.3.
It has been said that a proverb is a short sentence based on long experience. Whether you're young or old, proverbs can open your mind to new ways of seeing the world.

The animals don't understand why they never see Bushbaby, so they assume he is shy. One by one, they try to coax him out of his hole in the tree, but Bushbaby never appears. As night falls, the animals head off to sleep. All, that is, except Owl, who has been silently observing the day's events. As Owl prepares for the night, he calls to Bushbaby, who bounds out of his hole, awake and alert.

Ages 5-9.
On a humid March night in 1957, Kwame Nkrumah made history. While thousands of people, including dignitaries from around the world cheered, he announced his country's independence. After many decades of British rule, Ghana, formerly the Gold Coast, became the first sub-Saharan African nation to break free from colonial rule

A story about hope.

Ages 4-8.
Join Idia of the Benin Kingdom as
she molds herself from the young and curious daughter of a village warrior to becoming the Queen of the ancient African Kingdom of Benin.

Ages 6-9; K-Gr.4.
A collection of African wisdom gorgeously illustrated by artists from Ghana, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Canada, the United States and more.

Lexile measure AD770L; Ages 4-8; K-Gr.2.
For one little Ugandan boy, no wish is too big. First he dreams of reaching the stars and then of riding a supernova straight to Mars. But on a rainy day at his grandfather's house, he is brought down to earth with a bump.

Lexile measure 550; Guided Reading N; Ages 5-9; K-Gr.3.
After war comes to an end in her African homeland, Ayobami can finally return to her schoolhouse. But in order to do so, she must take a dangerous path through the jungle, armed only with a piece of paper and a worn-out pencil.

Lexile measure AD$60L; Ages 5-7; Mathical Award, 2018.
Join Baby and his doting mama at a bustling southwest Nigerian marketplace for a bright, bouncy read-aloud offering a gentle introduction to numbers.

Ages 4-8; Prk-Gr.3
From the award-winning author of the bestselling Library Mouse series comes a biographical picture book about the true story of rhino champion Anna Merz and the black rhinoceros Samia.

Lexile measure AD570L; Ages 4-8.
Forgetful sisters Siba and Saba are always losing something. Sandals, slippers, sweaters--you name it, they lose it. When the two sisters fall asleep each night, they dream about the things they have lost that day. Until, one night, their dreams begin to reveal something entirely unexpected...

Lexile measure AD490L; Ages 4-8; K-Gr.2.
Etabo wants nothing more than to race camels, but when times are tough and his chances disappear, he must be content with dreaming about racing them, until his sister makes a herd of wooden camels to help him imagine.

Ages 5-8.
What would you do if you woke up one night to find the shadow of a giant chicken passing your bedroom door? Go and investigate of course! When Anyaugo follows a giant chicken into her kitchen one warm night in Nigeria, she embarks on a hilarious adventure where nothing is quite as it seems.

Lexile measure AD770L; Ages 5-9.
Born in Ghana, West Africa, with one deformed leg, he was dismissed by most people-but not by his mother, who taught him to reach for his dreams. As a boy, Emmanuel hopped to school more than two miles each way, learned to play soccer, left home at age thirteen to provide for his family, and eventually, became a cyclist.

Lexile measure AD480L; Ages 5-9; Gr.1-4
The inspiring true story of how one African woman began a movement to recycle the plastic bags that were polluting her community.

Ages 3-5.
This book is about a little girl, Savita, who travels back home to Kenya, East Africa after visiting relatives in her ancestral land of India. It provides a different perspective about culture and life in Africa through the eyes of Savita, her family and her African friend, Njeri. Based on the author's personal experiences...

Lexile measure AD 890L; Ages 5-8; Gr.K-3.
Lalla lives in the Muslim country of Mauritania, and more than anything, she wants to wear a malafa,the colorful cloth Mauritanian women, like her mama and big sister, wear to cover their heads and clothes in public. But it is not until Lalla realizes that a malafais not just worn to show a woman's beauty and mystery or to honor tradition-a malafafor faith-that Lalla's mother agrees to slip a long cloth as blue as the ink in the Koran over Lalla's head, under her arm, and round and round her body.

Lexile measure 960; Ages 6-10; Guided reading Q; Coretta Scott King Honor award.
In this lush, acclaimed book, award-winning author-illustrator Kadir Nelson tells the story of global icon and Nobel Peace Prize winner Nelson Mandela in poignant free verse and glorious illustrations.

Ages 3-5; Gr.Prk-1.
Old Mikamba had a farm, E-I-E-I-O. And on this farm he had a giraffe, a baboon and an elephant! Caldecott Honor winner Rachel Isadora has set the classic children's song 'Old MacDonald' on the plains of Africa, where Old Mikamba watches over a variety of animals on his game farm - from roaring lions and chirping ostriches to bellowing rhinos and honking wildebeests.

Lexile 850L; Ages 5-14.
When fourteen-year-old William Kamkwamba's Malawi village was hit by a drought, everyone's crops began to fail. Without enough money for food, let alone school, William spent his days in the library . . . and figured out how to bring electricity to his village. Persevering against the odds, William built a functioning windmill out of junkyard scraps, and thus became the local hero who harnessed the wind.

Ages 5-9; Children's Africana Book Award, 2013, Winner, Young Children.
A young boy takes a ride on the matatu bus with his grandfather for his fifth birthday, and along the way his grandfather tells him the story of why dogs chase the bus, goats run from it, and sheep pay no attention to it.

Lexile measure 760; Ages 3-7, gr. PreK-1.
Chirchir just wants to make herself useful like all her other family members. But she drops Mama's water bucket, spills Kogo's tea, and sends Baba's potatoes tumbling down the hill. Isn't there something that Chirchir does best?

Lexile measure 420; Ages 4-7; PrK-Gr.2.
It is the first day of school in Chad, Africa. Children are filling the road. "Will they give us a notebook?" Thomas asks. "Will they give us a pencil?" "Will I learn to read?" But when he and the other children arrive at the schoolyard, they find no classroom, no desks. Just a teacher. "We will build our school," she says.

Ages 6-11; Children's Africana Book Award, 2009, Winner, Best Book for Young Children.
Inspired by true events, One Hen tells the story of Kojo, a boy from Ghana who turns a small loan into a thriving farm and a livelihood for many.

Lexile measure 1030; Book level 3.9; Ages 5-12; Gr.k-4
Wangari Maathai, winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize and founder of the Green Belt Movement, grew up in the highlands of Kenya, where fig trees cloaked the hills, fish filled the streams, and the people tended their bountiful gardens. But over many years, as more and more land was cleared, Kenya was transformed. When Wangari returned home from college in America, she found the village gardens dry, the people malnourished, and the trees gone. How could she alone bring back the trees and restore the gardens and the people?

Ages 6-8; Children's Africana Book Award, 2008, Winner, Best Book for Young Children.
Ikenna is looking forward to lots of sun when he goes to Nigeria - even though he and his mum are going during the rainy season. In Lagos, he plays with his cousins before driving to Onitsha to see other relatives. Then the rain starts!

Ages 4-8.
A Somali-English Bilingual Children's Picture Book.Wise Somali leader Wiil Waal asks men to bring him the part of a sheep that symbolizes what can unite men as one.

Lexile AD760L; Grades K-2; Guided reading level K
Imagine you live in a small Kenyan village, where the sun rises over tall trees filled with doves. You wake to the sound of a rooster's crow, instead of an alarm clock and the school bus. Your afternoon snack is a tasty bug plucked from the sky, instead of an apple. And rather than kicking a soccer ball across a field, you kick a homemade ball of rags down a dusty road.

Lexile 620L; PreK-5; Guide reading N.
Penda Diakité joins forces with her award-winning author/artist father to give a charming peek at everyday life in Africa. "This fact-based story of losing a tooth while visiting family in Mali rings with authenticity and good humour..."

Lexile measure 920; Book level 5.4; Ages 5-10, gr. K-5.
The inspiring true story of two great friends, a baby hippo named Owen and a 130-yr-old giant tortoise named Mzee (Mm-ZAY).

Lexile measure 680; Book level 2.9; Ages 2-4; K-2; Guided reading L
This follow-up to the best-selling Mama, Do You Love Me? captures the universal love between a father and child. Set in Africa and featuring the Maasai culture, the beautiful watercolor illustrations, lyrical text, and enduring message are sure to make this another instant classic.

Book level 4; Ages 4-8; Gr.K-3.
Can the legendary trickster be out-tricked? All the young men had gathered in the village courtyard to hear the Chief's pronouncement: Whoever guesses his daughter's name will have her hand in marriage, inherit half his riches, and become the next Chief.

Guided Reading Level: J; Lexile measure 220; Ages 3-8; Grade level 2.1
This vibrant, joyous retelling of a traditional Liberian creation story shows how much can be accomplished with a little cooperation.

Lexile 760L; Ages 6-11.
Sosu is all alone in his family's compound when disaster strikes. The waters are rising, and most of the people of the village are in the fields. The only ones left are the very old and the very young. And Sosu, who cannot walk.

Lexile 610L; Ages 6-10.
When they are given the seemingly impossible task of turning thread into gold, the seven Ashanti brothers put aside their differences, learn to get along, and embody the principles of Kwanzaa. Includes information on Kwanzaa, West African cloth weaving, and instructions for making a belt.

Ages 4-8.
Chidi has a favorite color, blue. He says it is the best color in the world. His older sister, Nneka, decides to teach him about other colors seen in their village.

Ages 5-8.
Anancy Spiderman trades various items with the people he encounters, until he himself is distracted by a bird and ends up empty-handed.

Age 4-7; PrK-Gr.2; Guided reading H
A young black South African boy describes his feelings about his father's return from working in the city.

Lexile measure 790; Book level 4.5; Ages 5-9.
A series of photos of people, places, and things taken in Nigeria introduce the alphabet.

Gr.Prk-5.
A folktale from Senegal told by Uncle Amadou about Mother Crocodile, whose children ignored her when she said they should learn from past experience.

Lexile measure 770; Book level 4; Ages 3-9; Gr.k-2; Guided reading N
A Caldecott Honor and Reading Rainbow book, this memorable retelling of Cinderella is perfect for introducing children to the fairy tale as well as the history, culture, and geography of the African nation of Zimbabwe.

Guided Reading Level K; book level 2.5
An African-American child dreams of long-ago Africa, where she sees animals, shops in a marketplace, reads strange words from an old book, and returns to the village where her long-ago granddaddy welcomes her.

Lexile measure 770; Book level 4; Ages 3-9; Gr.k-2; Guided reading N.
Reveals the meaning of the mosquito's buzz.