UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA - AFRICAN STUDIES CENTER
II. ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE GRADES

II. ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE GRADES


AUTHOR: ABEBE, DANIEL
TITLE:
ETHIOPIA IN PICTURES
Publisher: Lerner
Copyright: 1988
Type: Book
Collation: 64 pp.
Grade: E/M
Price: $9.95
ISBN: 0-8225-1836-8

Subjects: Ethiopia/ East Africa

Brief text and photographs introduce the geography, history, government, people, and economy of Ethiopia.

AUTHOR: ADEEB, HASSAN AND BONNETTA
TITLE:
NIGERIA : ONE NATION, MANY CULTURES
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish/Benchmark Books
Copyright: 1996
Type: Book
Collation: 64 pp.
Grade: E/M
ISBN: 0 7614 0190 3
Place Of Publication: New York
Subjects: Nigeria/West Africa

This balanced and well-written book on Nigeria provides one of the best introductions to the country for younger readers. Part of the Exploring Cultures of the World series, it reviews geography, history, people, the economy, customs, and the arts.

TITLE: BENIN AN AFRICAN KINGDOM : HOME TO THE VILLAGE
Publisher: Films for the Humanities
Copyright: 1994
Type: Videotape
Collation: 15 min.
Grade: E/M
Place Of Publication: Princeton

Subjects: Nigeria/West Africa

One of five videos in the Benin: An African Kingdom series. This program compares the life of a Nigerian city-dwelling family with that of their country cousins.

TITLE: BENIN AN AFRICAN KINGDOM, THE PRESENT : BENIN'S PEOPLE
Publisher: Films for the Humanities and Sciences
Copyright: 1994
Type: Videotape
Collation: 15 min.
Grade: E/M
Place Of Publication: Princeton
Subjects: Nigeria/West Africa/Benin

One of five videos in the Benin: An African Kingdom series, this program focuses on a city-dwelling family in Benin City, Nigeria. The family is a large, polygamous one with three wives and numerous children. As the wives collectively prepare for a birthday party for two of the children, father joins the happy festivities and even tells a story.

AUTHOR: BROWN, BARBARA; JOST, DIANE
TITLE:
AFRICA: BEYOND THE MYTHS
Publisher: Society for Visual Education
Copyright: 1992
Type: Filmstrip
Collation: 2 sound filmstrips, guide
Grade: E/M
Price: $89.00

Subjects: Africa - Study and teaching

Provides an overview of Africa while discussing and dispelling stereotypes.

AUTHOR: CHIJIOKE, F. A.
TITLE:
ANCIENT AFRICA
Publisher: Africana / Holmes and Meier
Copyright: 1971
Type: Book
Collation: 48 pp.
Grade: E/M
Price (pap): $5.50
ISBN (pap): 0-516-43634-1

Subjects: Africa/History

Provides brief overviews of the history of early African states.

AUTHOR: CROFTS, MARYLEE
TITLE:
TANZANIA IN PICTURES
Publisher: Lerner
Copyright: 1988
Type: Book
Collation: 64 pp.
Grade: E/M
Price: $9.95
ISBN: 0-8225-1838-4

Subjects: Tanzania/East Africa

An introduction to the geography, history, government, economy, culture, and people of Tanzania.

AUTHOR: FAIRMAN, TONY
TITLE:
BURY MY BONES BUT KEEP MY WORDS : AFRICAN TALES FOR RETELLING
Publisher: Henry Holt
Copyright: 1992
Type: Book
Collation: 192 pp.
Grade: E/M
Price: $15.95
ISBN: 0 8050 2333 X
Place Of Publication: New York
Subjects: Africa/Folklore

A collection of traditional tales from various African countries.

TITLE: FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Publisher: Beacon Films / Altschul Group (dist.)
Copyright: 1992
Type: Videotape
Collation: 15 min.
Grade: E/M
Price: $275.00

Subjects: Senegal/Islam/Religion/West Africa/Ramadan/Holidays/Fiction

Isa worries about how others will react when she practices her Muslim faith and fast during Ramadan. When her friend makes light of her fasting, Isa goes to gym class where she faints. She and her friend then have to come to terms with their differences as well as find a way to continue their friendship.

AUTHOR: HANSEN, JOYCE
TITLE:
THE CAPTIVE
Publisher: Scholastic
Copyright: 1994
Type: Book
Collation: 195 pp.
Grade: E/M
ISBN: 0 590 41625 1
Price (pap): $13.95
Place Of Publication: New York

Subjects: Ghana/West Africa/Asante/Slavery/Diaspora/Fiction

This perceptive historical novel won the 1995 African Studies Children's Book Award for Older Readers. It contrasts two cultures, the Asante kingdom of Ghana and New England during the era of slavery.

AUTHOR: HARGROVE, JIM
TITLE:
NELSON MANDELA: SOUTH AFRICA'S SILENT VOICE OF PROTEST
Publisher: Childrens Press
Copyright: 1990
Type: Book
Collation: 135 pp.
Grade: E/M
Price (pap): $5.95
ISBN (pap): 0 516 43266 4

Subjects: South Africa/Biography/Nelson Mandela

Presents the life and career of Mandela, focusing on his role as a foe of apartheid.

AUTHOR: HOOBLER, DOROTHY; HOOBLER, THOMAS
TITLE:
AFRICAN PORTRAITS
Publisher: Raintree / Steck Vaughn
Copyright: 1993
Type: Book
Collation: 96 pp.
Grade: E/M
Price: $15.96
ISBN: 0-8114-6378-8

Subjects: Africa/Biography

Presents biographies of prominent African people throughout history, including Piankhy, Ahmed Baba, Ann Nzinga, Cinque, Kwame Nkrumah, Mariam Makeba, Kip Keino, and Wole Soyinka.

AUTHOR: KERINA, JANE
TITLE:
AFRICAN CRAFTS
Publisher: Lion
Copyright: 1970
Type: Book
Collation: 48 pp.
Grade: E/M
Price: $9.95
ISBN: 0-531-10846-5

Subjects: Africa/Arts and Crafts/West Africa

Provides art activities for elementary and middle school students.

AUTHOR: KESSLER, CHRISTINA
TITLE:
ALL THE KING'S ANIMALS: THE RETURN OF ENDANGERED WILDLIFE TO SWAZILAND
Publisher: Boyds Mill Press
Copyright: 1995
Type: Book
Collation: 64 pp.
Grade: E/M
ISBN: 1 56397 364 2
Place Of Publication: Honesdale, PA

Subjects: Swaziland/Animals

Tells the story of how a Swazi conservationist with the help of his king led the effort to bring several major species of animals back to live in Swazi game resources.

AUTHOR: KHALFAN, ZULF
TITLE:
WE LIVE IN KENYA
Publisher: Bookwright
Copyright: 1983
Type: Book
Collation: 60 pp.
Grade: E/M
Price: $12.95
ISBN: 0-531-03797-5

Subjects: Kenya/East Africa

Presents interviews with Kenyans from various walks of life.

AUTHOR: LAURE, JASON
TITLE:
ZIMBABWE
Publisher: Childrens Press
Copyright: 1988
Type: Book
Collation: 128 pp.
Grade: E/M
Price: 11.95
ISBN: 0-516-02704-2

Subjects: Zimbabwe/Southern Africa

An introduction to this southern African country.

AUTHOR: LESLAU, CHARLOTTE
TITLE:
AFRICAN PROVERBS
Publisher: Peter Pauper
Copyright: 1985
Type: Book
Collation: 61 pp.
Grade: E/M
Price: $6.95
ISBN: 0-88088-025-2

Subjects: Proverbs/Africa

A collection of proverbs from various countries and ethnic groups.

AUTHOR: LOWIS, PETER
TITLE:
SOUTH AFRICA : FREE AT LAST
Publisher: Raintree-Steck Vaughn
Copyright: 1996
Type: Book
Collation: 32 pp
Grade: E/M
Price (pap):
ISBN (pap): Place Of Publication:
Subjects: South Africa/History/Government/Politics

This book provides an excellent introduction to the new South Africa. It gives brief but insightful discussions of the 1994 free elections, the new government structure (called the Government of National Unity), government strategies to address the legacy of apartheid, the history of European domination, and the resistance efforts of the African people.

AUTHOR: MALHERBE, CANDY
TITLE:
CHANGING THE LAND
Publisher: Shuter and Shooter, Address: Gray's Inn, 230 Church St., Pietermaritzburg, South Africa 3201
Copyright: 1988
Type: Book
Collation: 59 pp.
Grade: E/M
Price (pap): R24.66
ISBN (pap): 0 796 0134 0
Place Of Publication: Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Subjects: Southern Africa/ Pastoralism/Botswana/Mapungubwe/Great Zimbabwe/Limpopo River Valley

An good introduction the farming mode of production in southern Africa prior to European contact. Also includes information on the livestock revolution. Particular attention is directed to societies in eastern Botswana, the Limpopo River valley, and the states of Mapungubwe and Great Zimbabwe. This is the fourth book in the Shuter's History Reference Library.

AUTHOR: MALHERBE, CANDY; MALHERBE, UMA
TITLE:
NOT SLAVE, NOT FREE
Publisher: Shuter and Shooter, Address: Gray's Inn, 230 Church St., Pietermaritzburg, South Africa 3201
Copyright: 1992
Type: Book
Collation: 94 pp.
Grade: E/M
ISBN (pap): 0 7960 0429 3
Place Of Publication: Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Subjects: South Africa/History/Indentured servants

The sixth book in the Shuter's History Reference Library, this book focuses on the indentured workers of South Africa, particularly the indentured Indians who came to South Africa between 1860 and 1911. Backed by scholarly research but written in an easy-to-read format, this is a good introduction to this important historical period.

AUTHOR: MELTZER, MILTON
TITLE:
WINNIE MANDELA: THE SOUL OF SOUTH AFRICA
Publisher: Viking
Copyright: 1986
Type: Book
Collation: 54 pp.
Grade: E/M
Price: $10.95
ISBN: 0 670 81249 8
Price (pap): $3.99
ISBN (pap): 0 14 032181 0

Subjects: South Africa/Biography/Winnie Mandela

With an emphasis on her early years, this biography covers the life of Winnie Mandela. It describes a young woman who married the prominent fighter for racial equality, Nelson Mandela, and later became a leader in her own right.

AUTHOR: MILSOME, JOHN
TITLE:
SIERRA LEONE
Publisher: Chelsea House
Copyright: 1988
Type: Book
Collation: 96 pp.
Grade: E/M
Price: $12.95
ISBN: 0 7910 0106 7

Subjects: Sierra Leone/West Africa

A general history of Sierra Leone from the Let's Visit Places and People series.

AUTHOR: NABWIRE, CONSTANCE; MONTGOMERY, BERTHA
TITLE:
COOKING THE AFRICAN WAY
Publisher: Lerner
Copyright: 1989
Type: Book
Collation: 46 pp.
Grade: E/M
Price: $10.95
ISBN: 0 8225 0919 9
Price (pap): $5.95
ISBN (pap): 0 8225 9564 8

Subjects: Cookery/East Africa/West Africa

An introduction to the cooking of East and West Africa with information on the land and people of the area.

AUTHOR: NG'WENO, FLEUR
TITLE:
KENYA
Publisher: Trafalgar Square
Copyright: 1992
Type: Book
Collation: 32 pp.
Grade: E/M
Price: $17.95
ISBN: 0-237-60194-X

Subjects: Kenya - Description and travel/East Africa

An introduction to this East African country.

AUTHOR: OSSEO-ASARE, FRAN
TITLE:
GOOD SOUP ATTRACTS CHAIRS : A FIRST AFRICAN COOKBOOK FOR AMERICAN KIDS
Publisher: Pelican
Copyright: 1993
Type: Book
Collation: 159 pp.
Grade: E/M
Price: $18.95
ISBN: 0 88289 816 7
Place Of Publication: Gretna, Louisana
Subjects: Cookery, West African/Ghana/West Africa

A cookbook for American children that focuses primarily on recipes from Ghana but includes information on recipes and foods used generally in West Africa. Provides some insight into aspects of life in Ghana.

AUTHOR: O'TOOLE, THOMAS
TITLE:
BOTSWANA IN PICTURES
Publisher: Lerner
Copyright: 1990
Type: Book
Collation: 64 pp.
Grade: E/M
Price: $11.95
ISBN: 0-8225-1856-2

Subjects: Botswana/Southern Africa

An introduction to the geography, history, government, economy, culture, and people of Botswana.

AUTHOR: O'TOOLE, THOMAS
TITLE:
MALAWI IN PICTURES
Publisher: Lerner
Copyright: 1988
Type: Book
Collation: 64 pp.
Grade: E/M
Price: $9.95
ISBN: 0-8225-1842-2

Subjects: Malawi/Southern Africa/History

An introduction to the geography, history and current political economy of Malawi.

AUTHOR: PRESS, KAREN
TITLE:
KROTOA

Copyright: 1990
Type: Book
Collation: 55 pp.
Grade: E/M
ISBN: 0 947034 45 5
Price (pap):
ISBN (pap): 0 947034 45 5
Place Of Publication: Pietermartizburg, South Africa Address: Centaur House, 255 Berg St. Pietermartizburg 2841L, South Africa

Subjects: South Africa/Historical Fiction

This short historical novel is an excellent means of learning about early contact between the indigenous Khoikhoi people of South Africa and the Dutch. Based on primary source material, it focuses on Krotoa, the young Khoikhoi girl who was sent by her people to learn Dutch and act as an unofficial spy for her people. Highly Recommended.

AUTHOR: PRICE, CHRISTINE
TITLE:
MADE IN WEST AFRICA
Publisher: Dutton
Copyright: 1975
Type: Book
Collation: 150 pp.
Grade: E/M
Price: o. p.

Subjects: Art/West Africa

Discusses the influence of African customs, history, and geography on art in West Africa. Includes dress, textiles, jewelry, sculpture, carving, masks, and pottery.

AUTHOR: PRICE, LEONTYNE
TITLE:
AIDA
Publisher: Harcourt
Copyright: 1990
Type: Book
Collation: Unpaged
Grade: E/M
Price: $16.95
ISBN: 0-15-200405-X

Subjects: Music/Ethiopia/East Africa/North Africa

An exquisite, picture book retelling of Verdi's famous opera about an Ethiopian princess who falls in love with her Egyptian captor.

AUTHOR: RUPERT, JANET
TITLE:
THE AFRICAN MASK
Publisher: Clarion
Copyright: 1994
Type: Book
Collation: 125 pp.
Grade: E/M
Price: $13.95
ISBN: 0 395 67295 3
Place Of Publication: New York
Subjects: Nigeria/Historical fiction/Yoruba/Ife

Set nine hundred years ago in the ancient city of Ife, this novel intertwines a young girl's quest to be true to her talents with a richly detailed look at Yoruba culture and history.

AUTHOR: SCOONES, SIMON
TITLE:
THE SAHARA AND ITS PEOPLE
Publisher: Thomson Learning
Copyright: 1993
Type: Book
Collation: 48 pp.
Grade: E/M
Price: $15.95
ISBN: 1-56847-088-6
Place Of Publication: New York
Subjects: North Africa/Sahel/West Africa

Focuses on the Sahara and Sahel regions. Begins with a look at the natural environment but moves quickly to discuss the economic life of the people.

AUTHOR: SIBANDA, M.; MOYANA, H.; GUMBO, S.
TITLE:
AFRICAN HERITAGE: HISTORY FOR JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS BOOK 1
Publisher: African Books Collective / Zimbabwe Educational Books
Copyright: 1982
Type: Book
Collation: 128 pp.
Grade: E/M
Price (pap): $10.00
Place of Publication: Oxford, England
Subjects: History/Africa

This textbook from Zimbabwe is an excellent choice for American schools. It provides a much needed African perspective of history. It covers the period from human development in Africa to European colonial expansion in Africa and the slave trade.

AUTHOR: STEFOFF, REBECCA
TITLE:
NELSON MANDELA: A VOICE SET FREE
Publisher: Ballantine / Fawcett
Copyright: 1990
Type: Book
Collation: 135 pp.
Grade: E/M
Price (pap): $3.95
ISBN (pap): 0-449-90570-5

Subjects: South Africa/Biography/Nelson Mandela/Southern Africa

A biography of Nelson Mandela, the well-known foe of apartheid.

AUTHOR: STERNE, EMMA GELDERS
TITLE:
THE SLAVE SHIP
Publisher: Scholastic
Copyright: 1953
Type: Book
Collation: 181 pp.
Grade: E/M
Price (pap): $2.75
ISBN (pap): 0-590-443-60-7

Subjects: Slave Trade/Fiction/Diaspora/Enslaved persons/Sierra Leone/West Africa

A fictionalized account of the enslaved Joseph Cinque and the mutiny he led on the ship Amistad.

AUTHOR: STEWART, GAIL
TITLE:
SOUTH AFRICA
Publisher: Macmillan / Crestwood
Copyright: 1990
Type: Book
Collation: 47 pp.
Grade: E/M
Price: $10.95
ISBN: 089686-539-8

Subjects: South Africa - Politics and government

Examines historical and recent events which have kept South Africa in the news.

AUTHOR: TUTUOLA, AMOS
TITLE:
YORUBA FOLKTALES
Publisher: African Books Collective
Copyright: 1987
Type: Book
Collation: 58 pp.
Grade: E/M
Price (pap): $6.00

Subjects: Nigeria/Folklore/West Africa

Includes seven Yoruba folktales.

AUTHOR: WEPMAN, DENNIS
TITLE:
DESMOND TUTU
Publisher: Watts
Copyright: 1989
Type: Book
Collation: 157 pp.
Grade: E/M
Price: $12.90
ISBN: 0-531-10780-9

Subjects: South Africa/Biography/Desmond Tutu

A biography of the well-known anti-apartheid leader.


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